2004 Toyota Celica: MOT pass rate and reliability
66.5% of 2004 Toyota Celicas pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,464 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 116,099 miles.
How the 2004 compares
- Against all Toyota Celicas (67.5%, 9,473 tests): -1 points
- Against all 2004 cars (64%): +2.5 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Toyota Celica model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2004 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Toyota Celica:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 65% | 297 | 129,073 |
| 1997 | 65.5% | 293 | 130,882 |
| 1998 | 67% | 437 | 123,424 |
| 1999 | 68% | 319 | 124,050 |
| 2000 | 65.7% | 411 | 117,728 |
| 2001 | 67.9% | 866 | 121,049 |
| 2002 | 68.2% | 1,006 | 119,002 |
| 2003 | 65.5% | 1,284 | 118,542 |
| 2004 | 66.5% | 1,464 | 116,099 |
| 2005 | 66.9% | 1,302 | 113,541 |
| 2006 | 67.7% | 928 | 105,618 |
What this means if you are buying a 2004 Celica
The 2004 sits close to the Toyota Celica average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.
What a 22-year-old car fails on
A 2004 car is 22 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:
- Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
- Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
- Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
- Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
- Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
- Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested
That is high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself. On a 2004 Toyota Celica the average at test was 116,099 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.
The strongest year for this model is 2002 at 68.2%, and the weakest in our data is 1996 at 65%. That 3.2 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2004 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2001 Toyota Celica - 67.9%
- 2002 Toyota Celica - 68.2%
- 2003 Toyota Celica - 65.5%
- 2005 Toyota Celica - 66.9%
- 2006 Toyota Celica - 67.7%