Toyota Dyna: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Toyota Dyna fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 11.4 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 966 individual Toyota Dyna tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 65.3% first-time pass rate means roughly 35 in every 100 Toyota Dynas presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Toyota Dyna tested had covered 119,502 miles and was built around 2008.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Toyota Dyna bought as a repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

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 Dyna 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 Dynas actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Toyota Dyna

1. A shock absorber bush excessively worn, 4% of tests (28.12x the national rate for this defect)
2. Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 2.4% of tests (14.4x the national rate for this defect)
3. Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle., 5.1% of tests (12.84x the national rate for this defect)
4. An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 4.2% of tests (12.57x the national rate for this defect)
5. The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 2.4% of tests (10.27x the national rate for this defect)
6. A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, 2.8% of tests (4.29x the national rate for this defect)
7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 15.1% of tests (4.1x the national rate for this defect)
8. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 4% of tests (4.08x the national rate for this defect)
9. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 5.4% of tests (3.29x the national rate for this defect)
10. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 3.2% of tests (3.26x the national rate for this defect)

From 2,664 DVSA-tracked Toyota Dyna tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.02% of these flagged Toyota Dyna defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Toyota Dyna 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 Dyna year:

• 2007 Toyota Dyna - 66.7% first-time pass, 231 tests
• 2008 Toyota Dyna - 64.3% first-time pass, 213 tests
• 2009 Toyota Dyna - 64.4% first-time pass, 205 tests

Other Toyota models

• Toyota Yaris - 78.6%
• Toyota Aygo - 80.9%
• Toyota Prius - 86%
• Toyota Auris - 80.5%
• Toyota Rav4 - 84.3%
• Toyota C-Hr - 90.6%
• Toyota Corolla - 75.3%
• Toyota Hilux - 73%

Models with a similar pass rate

• SEAT Altea Xl - 65.5%
• Chrysler Grand Voyager - 65.4%
• Fiat 500 C - 65.3%
• Isuzu D-Max Yukon D/C Intercooler Td - 65.3%
• Volvo C30 - 65.2%
• MG Zt-T - 65.2%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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