What is the Toyota MOT pass rate?

73.9% of 1,434,543 class-4 initial MOT tests on Toyota cars passed first time in 2024 — above the 71.2% UK average across all published models.

Which Toyota has the best MOT pass rate?

Of the Toyota model groups with a substantial sample, the Yaris Design HEV CVT has the highest initial pass rate at 93.7% across 14,669 tests. Pass rates track vehicle age closely, so newer model groups tend to sit higher.

Does a good Toyota pass rate mean the car I am looking at is fine?

No. A model-level rate describes a population, not one vehicle. Enter the registration for that car's own MOT, tax and mileage record, and check for outstanding finance, write-off and stolen markers before you buy.

MOT pass rates / Toyota

Toyota MOT pass rates and common failures

Name: Toyota MOT statistics
Creator: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Toyota cars passed 73.9% of their MOTs first time in 2024, across 1,434,543 class-4 initial tests and 46 model groups. That is above the 71.2% UK average, and ranks Toyota 24th of 59 makes in the dataset.

Pass rates track age more strongly than badge: an older Toyota is compared here against older cars of every other make, so read the age table below before drawing conclusions about the brand.

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Make-level pass rates cannot reveal the condition or provenance of one car.

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What Toyota cars fail on

The items most often behind a first-test failure across Toyota model groups, as a share of Toyota tests. DVSA publishes each model group's six most common categories, so this ranks the biggest published causes rather than every possible one.

Position Lamps — 3.5% of Toyota tests. A side or tail light out. Usually a bulb.
Headlamp Aim — 3.2% of Toyota tests. Headlights pointing too high or low. Cheap to adjust, and common on every make.
Brake Performance — 2.8% of Toyota tests. The brakes underperformed on the rolling road. Expect brake work rather than an adjustment.
Wipers — 2.6% of Toyota tests. Worn wiper blades. Minutes to fix, and a fair hint that servicing was skipped.
Headlamps — 2.2% of Toyota tests. A headlight fault, from a blown bulb to a failed unit.
Exhaust Emissions — 1.7% of Toyota tests. The car exceeded its emissions limits. Can be a sensor or a service, but on a diesel it can also mean an expensive filter or catalyst.
Condition — 1.2% of Toyota tests. Corrosion, damage or wear on a tested component. Worth seeing in person, as the cost ranges from trivial to structural.
Anti-roll Bars — 0.9% of Toyota tests. Worn anti-roll bar links or bushes. Inexpensive but often recurring.

Toyota MOT pass rate by age

Age at test	Tests	Initial pass rate
3–5 years	278,434	88.3%
6–9 years	380,418	81.9%
10–14 years	359,624	70.9%
15–30 years	415,275	59.6%

Toyota models by MOT pass rate

Model	Tests	Initial pass rate
Yaris	405,338	71.3%
Aygo	166,881	74.8%
Prius	142,293	77.7%
Auris	138,357	72.4%
Rav4	83,343	79.3%
C-hr	72,354	85.7%
Corolla	68,434	66.1%
Hilux	61,695	67.5%
Avensis	53,037	65.8%
Rav-4	26,708	64.9%
Verso	22,692	71.2%
Estima	15,808	76.4%
IQ	15,069	75.5%
Yaris Design HEV CVT	14,669	93.7%
Corolla Icon Tech HEV CVT	13,173	88.8%
Land Cruiser	12,729	72.6%
Proace	10,764	69.3%
Alphard	9,275	73.1%
MR2	7,411	66.6%
Yaris Icon HEV CVT	7,187	90.8%
Celica	7,185	62%
Corolla Design HEV CVT	6,633	89.5%
Hi-ace	6,317	65%
Hiace	5,975	63.9%
Gt86	5,367	83.7%
Corolla Excel HEV CVT	4,968	89.8%
Corolla Icon HEV CVT	4,168	87.9%
Previa	4,013	54.8%
Landcruiser	3,827	65.6%
Corolla GR Sport HEV CVT	3,810	90.1%
Yaris Excel HEV CVT	3,495	92.7%
Urban Cruiser	3,304	69.7%
Starlet	3,032	65.5%
Prius Plus	2,966	82%
GR Yaris Circuit 4WD	2,880	93.2%
Hilux Invincib X D-4d4wd DCB A	2,861	88.5%
C-hr GR Sport HEV CVT	2,665	90.2%
Yaris Dynamic HEV CVT	2,116	92.8%
Vellfire	1,894	85.1%
Vitz	1,645	82.6%
C-hr Orange Edition HEV CVT	1,610	88.6%
Camry	1,529	86.9%
Voxy	1,480	85.1%
Rav4 Dynamic PHEV Auto	1,388	92.3%
Yaris Cross Design HEV Auto	1,133	94%
Granvia	1,065	62.6%

Methodology and limitations

MOT outcomes describe testable items at the time of inspection. They are not a measure of overall mechanical reliability.

Scope: Class 4 normal initial MOT tests completed in 2024. Models require at least 1,000 qualifying tests. Duplicate source rows are removed using official DVSA test IDs.

Source: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency anonymised MOT tests and results, 2024, published 2025-05-23 under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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