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. The Toyota Dyna sits 11.4 points below the national average, ranked 1,864 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

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Most common MOT failures on a Toyota Dyna

1. A shock absorber bush excessively worn, 5.2% of tests (27.07x the national rate for this defect)
2. Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 3.1% of tests (14.6x 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., 6.7% of tests (12.78x 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, 5.6% of tests (12.65x 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, 3.3% of tests (12.5x 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, 3.7% of tests (4.11x the national rate for this defect)
7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 19.2% of tests (3.83x the national rate for this defect)
8. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 4.8% of tests (3.72x 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, 7.1% of tests (3.17x 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, 4.1% of tests (2.98x the national rate for this defect)

From 1,798 DVSA-tracked Toyota Dyna tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.1% of these flagged Toyota Dyna defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Toyota Dyna

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 Dyna before it actually fails on it.

1. 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, 2.8% of tests (21.2x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. A wheel bearing with excessive play, 11.5% of tests (17.65x the national rate for this advisory)
3. Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point, 4.5% of tests (15.51x the national rate for this advisory)
4. A shock absorber bush excessively worn, 4.5% of tests (9.45x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
5. Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced, 8% of tests (6.39x the national rate for this advisory)
6. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 9.7% of tests (3.65x the national rate for this advisory)
7. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 8.8% of tests (3.09x the national rate for this advisory)
8. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 40.8% of tests (3.05x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
9. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 13.6% of tests (2.44x the national rate for this advisory)
10. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 13.1% of tests (2.11x the national rate for this advisory)

From 1,798 DVSA-tracked Toyota Dyna tests, 2024.

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
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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