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. On a Toyota C-Hr bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Toyota C-Hr rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Toyota C-Hrs actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Toyota C-Hr

  1. A reversing lamp inoperative, 0.5% of tests (6.1x the national rate for this defect)
  2. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 2.1% of tests (1.55x the national rate for this defect)
  3. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 1.4% of tests (1.55x the national rate for this defect)
  4. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.3% of tests
  5. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.3% of tests
  6. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.7% of tests
  7. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.3% of tests
  8. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.3% of tests
  9. Headlamp aim unable to be tested, 0.2% of tests
  10. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.2% of tests

From 129,331 DVSA-tracked Toyota C-Hr tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.66% of these flagged Toyota C-Hr defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Toyota C-Hr pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Toyota C-Hr year:

Toyota C-Hr by fuel type

Diesel and petrol versions of the same car fail on different things, so the fuel type moves the number:

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