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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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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%

How many Toyota vehicles are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 1,953,687 licensed and 192,152 SORN Toyota vehicles across 46 published model groups.

Licensed and SORN counts for every Toyota model

Before you buy

Position Lamps — 3.5% of tests in 2024. A side or tail light out. Usually a bulb.
Headlamp Aim — 3.2% of tests in 2024. Headlights pointing too high or low. Cheap to adjust, and common on every make.
Brake Performance — 2.8% of tests in 2024. The brakes underperformed on the rolling road. Expect brake work rather than an adjustment.
Wipers — 2.6% of tests in 2024. Worn wiper blades. Minutes to fix, and a fair hint that servicing was skipped.
Check the actual Toyota — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.

Common questions

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.

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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