Toyota: MOT pass rate and reliability

Toyota vehicles pass the MOT first time 81.3% of the time, measured across 1,703,199 DVSA tests. That is 4.3 points better than the 77% national average, ranking Toyota 15 of 51 major brands sold in the UK.

Every brand ranked

1. Ferrari - 95.9%
2. LEVC - 95.4%
3. Aston Martin - 93.2%
4. Bentley - 92.5%
5. Porsche - 88.7%
6. Lexus - 87.7%
7. Tesla - 84.8%
8. Maserati - 84.3%
9. MG - 83.9%
10. BMW - 82.5%
11. Jaguar - 81.9%
12. Abarth - 81.8%
13. Audi - 81.6%
14. MINI - 81.6%
15. Toyota - 81.3%
16. Land Rover - 80.6%
17. Skoda - 80.6%
18. Mercedes-Benz - 79.9%
19. Suzuki - 79.5%
20. Kia - 78.9%
21. Hyundai - 78.8%
22. SEAT - 78.7%
23. Subaru - 78.6%
24. Honda - 78.3%
25. Dacia - 78.3%
26. Volvo - 78.2%
27. Jeep - 78%
28. Smart (Mcc) - 77.7%
29. Smart - 77.2%
30. Volkswagen - 77.1%
31. Mazda - 77%
32. Mitsubishi - 76.9%
33. DS - 76.2%
34. London Taxis International - 75.5%
35. Ford - 74.8%
36. Isuzu - 73.7%
37. Nissan - 73.4%
38. Peugeot - 73.2%
39. Fiat - 73%
40. Ssangyong - 73%
41. Vauxhall - 72.4%
42. Alfa Romeo - 72.4%
43. Citroen - 70.8%
44. Iveco - 70.2%
45. Rover - 70.2%
46. Saab - 69.1%
47. Renault - 68.1%
48. Chrysler - 67.2%
49. Daihatsu - 67.1%
50. Chrysler-Jeep - 67%
51. Chevrolet - 62.8%

Toyota models

• Toyota Yaris - 78.6%, 428,464 tests
• Toyota Aygo - 80.9%, 262,613 tests
• Toyota Prius - 86%, 157,929 tests
• Toyota Auris - 80.5%, 154,727 tests
• Toyota Rav4 - 84.3%, 97,508 tests
• Toyota C-Hr - 90.6%, 81,778 tests
• Toyota Corolla - 75.3%, 75,423 tests
• Toyota Hilux - 73%, 65,892 tests
• Toyota Avensis - 73.7%, 63,670 tests
• Toyota Rav-4 - 71.4%, 30,415 tests
• Toyota Verso - 79.7%, 28,131 tests
• Toyota Estima - 82.6%, 17,743 tests
• Toyota Iq - 81.5%, 17,007 tests
• Toyota Yaris Design Hev Cvt - 95.6%, 15,664 tests
• Toyota Corolla Icon Tech Hev Cvt - 92.7%, 14,653 tests
• Toyota Land Cruiser - 76.7%, 14,323 tests
• Toyota Proace - 77.4%, 11,189 tests
• Toyota Mr2 - 70.4%, 10,383 tests
• Toyota Alphard - 77%, 10,262 tests
• Toyota Celica - 66.6%, 9,608 tests
• Toyota Corolla Design Hev Cvt - 93%, 8,235 tests
• Toyota Corolla Icon Hev Cvt - 93.6%, 7,998 tests
• Toyota Yaris Icon Hev Cvt - 94.1%, 7,724 tests
• Toyota Hi-Ace - 72.3%, 7,666 tests
• Toyota Hiace - 70.4%, 6,754 tests
• Toyota Gt86 - 86.5%, 6,678 tests
• Toyota Corolla Excel Hev Cvt - 93.6%, 6,545 tests
• Toyota Corolla Gr Sport Hev Cvt - 94%, 4,959 tests
• Toyota Previa - 63.8%, 4,542 tests
• Toyota Landcruiser - 70.4%, 4,496 tests
• Toyota Yaris Excel Hev Cvt - 94.7%, 4,443 tests
• Toyota Urban Cruiser - 76.6%, 3,892 tests
• Toyota Prius Plus - 91.3%, 3,812 tests
• Toyota Starlet - 71.6%, 3,241 tests
• Toyota Hilux Invincib X D-4d4wd Dcb A - 92.1%, 3,186 tests
• Toyota C-Hr Gr Sport Hev Cvt - 93.9%, 3,155 tests
• Toyota Gr Yaris Circuit 4wd - 93.8%, 2,940 tests
• Toyota Unclassified - 80.8%, 2,636 tests
• Toyota Vellfire - 87.2%, 2,378 tests
• Toyota Yaris Dynamic Hev Cvt - 94.7%, 2,342 tests
• Toyota Vitz - 86.6%, 1,796 tests
• Toyota Camry - 88.8%, 1,754 tests
• Toyota Voxy - 88%, 1,752 tests
• Toyota C-Hr Orange Edition Hev Cvt - 91.7%, 1,700 tests
• Toyota Rav4 Dynamic Phev Auto - 94.7%, 1,517 tests
• Toyota Yaris Cross Design Hev Auto - 96.7%, 1,438 tests
• Toyota Supra - 87.1%, 1,412 tests
• Toyota Hilux Invincible D-4d 4wddcb A - 87%, 1,258 tests
• Toyota Granvia - 69.8%, 1,201 tests
• Toyota Landcruiser Estate - 74.1%, 975 tests
• Toyota Dyna - 65.3%, 966 tests
• Toyota Rav4 Black Edition Hev Cvt - 95.1%, 965 tests
• Toyota Hilux Active D-4d 4wd Dcb - 85.8%, 924 tests
• Toyota Yaris Launch Edition Hev Cvt - 96.4%, 910 tests
• Toyota Proace City Icon - 80.8%, 878 tests
• Toyota Landcruiser Amazon - 72.6%, 851 tests
• Toyota Hilux Invincible D-4d 4wd Dcb - 88.5%, 739 tests
• Toyota Hilux Invincible X D-4d4wd Dcb - 88.2%, 731 tests
• Toyota Aqua - 86.6%, 724 tests
• Toyota Noah - 85.7%, 719 tests
• Toyota Landcruiser Colorado - 68.6%, 707 tests
• Toyota Proace City Active - 81.2%, 706 tests
• Toyota Yaris Cross Excel Hev Auto - 96.4%, 704 tests
• Toyota Rav4 Black Edition Hev 4x2 Cvt - 95.3%, 638 tests
• Toyota Supra Pro Auto - 93.4%, 609 tests
• Toyota Carina - 70.2%, 567 tests
• Toyota Yaris Cross Icon Hev Auto - 95.3%, 554 tests
• Toyota Hilux Active D-4d 4wd Ecb - 83.1%, 539 tests

Most common MOT failures across every Toyota

Pooled across all Toyota models, not just one: what actually fails on a Toyota more than the UK average.

1. The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 1.4% of tests (1.67x the national rate for this defect)
2. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 1.2% of tests (1.47x the national rate for this defect)
3. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 0.9% of tests (1.22x the national rate for this defect)
4. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.6% of tests (1.19x the national rate for this defect)
5. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 2% of tests
6. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.9% of tests
7. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 1.8% of tests
8. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.8% of tests
9. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.6% of tests
10. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 1.4% of tests

From 2,531,763 DVSA-tracked Toyota tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.01% of these flagged defects as "dangerous", against 4.97% nationally.

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