Toyota Camry: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Toyota Camry passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 12.1 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,754 individual Toyota Camry tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate88.8%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+12.1 points
Tests analysed1,754
Average mileage at test72,117 miles
Average year of manufacture2013
Reliability rank886 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 88.8% first-time pass rate means roughly 11 in every 100 Toyota Camries 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 Camry tested had covered 72,117 miles and was built around 2013.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Toyota Camry 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 Camry 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 Camries actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Toyota Camry

  1. Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits, 0.7% of tests (3.17x the national rate for this defect)
  2. Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point, 0.6% of tests (2.85x the national rate for this defect)
  3. Emissions levels exceed default limits, 0.6% of tests (1.95x the national rate for this defect)
  4. Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer, 0.7% of tests (1.68x the national rate for this defect)
  5. 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% of tests (1.26x the national rate for this defect)
  6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.7% of tests
  7. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.2% of tests
  8. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1% of tests
  9. A tyre seriously damaged, 1% of tests
  10. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 1% of tests

From 3,154 DVSA-tracked Toyota Camry tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.23% of these flagged Toyota Camry defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Toyota Camry 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 Camry year:

Toyota Camry 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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