Toyota C-Hr: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Toyota C-Hr passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 13.9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 81,778 individual Toyota C-Hr tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate90.6%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+13.9 points
Tests analysed81,778
Average mileage at test41,563 miles
Average year of manufacture2019
Reliability rank602 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 90.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 9 in every 100 Toyota C-Hrs presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Toyota C-Hr tested had covered 41,563 miles and was built around 2019.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Toyota C-Hr sits 13.9 points above the national average, ranked 602 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Toyota C-Hr

  1. A reversing lamp inoperative, 0.7% of tests (6.28x the national rate for this defect)
  2. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 2.1% of tests (1.7x the national rate for this defect)
  3. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 3.1% of tests (1.65x the national rate for this defect)
  4. Headlamp aim unable to be tested, 0.3% of tests (1.2x the national rate for this defect)
  5. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.9% of tests
  6. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.8% of tests
  7. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.1% of tests
  8. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.5% of tests
  9. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.5% of tests
  10. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.3% of tests

From 81,672 DVSA-tracked Toyota C-Hr tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.87% of these flagged Toyota C-Hr defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Toyota C-Hr

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Toyota C-Hr before it actually fails on it.

  1. An obstruction significantly affecting the driver's view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen or an obligatory external mirror not visible, 0.1% of tests (1.54x the national rate for this advisory)
  2. A tyre seriously damaged, 19.8% of tests (1.28x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
  3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 21.2% of tests, also fails
  4. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 8.3% of tests
  5. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 5.8% of tests, also fails
  6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 2.6% of tests
  7. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1.8% of tests
  8. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 1.2% of tests
  9. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 0.3% of tests
  10. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.2% of tests

From 81,672 DVSA-tracked Toyota C-Hr tests, 2024.

Toyota C-Hr pass rate by model year

From its 2016 to its 2022 model year, the Toyota C-Hr's first-time pass rate has risen 7.1 points, from 89.5% to 96.6%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Toyota C-Hr year:

Toyota C-Hr by fuel type

The Toyota C-Hr's two most-tested fuel types split by 2.5 points: hybrid passes first time 91.2% of the time (72,194 tests) against 88.7% for petrol (9,288 tests).

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