Toyota Hilux: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Toyota Hilux fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 3.7 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 65,892 individual Toyota Hilux tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 73% first-time pass rate means roughly 27 in every 100 Toyota Hilux 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 Hilux tested had covered 102,185 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 Hilux 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 Hilux 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 Hilux actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Toyota Hilux

1. Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point, 1.8% of tests (9.13x the national rate for this defect)
2. 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, 1.7% of tests (5.07x the national rate for this defect)
3. Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced, 1.8% of tests (4.83x the national rate for this defect)
4. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 3% of tests (3.63x 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, 2.6% of tests (3.14x the national rate for this defect)
6. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 2.5% of tests (2.59x the national rate for this defect)
7. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 1.6% of tests (2.1x the national rate for this defect)
8. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 3.3% of tests (2.03x 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, 2.7% of tests (1.68x the national rate for this defect)
10. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 2.2% of tests (1.61x the national rate for this defect)

From 111,388 DVSA-tracked Toyota Hilux tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.14% of these flagged Toyota Hilux defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Toyota Hilux 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 Hilux year:

• 1995 Toyota Hilux - 70.7% first-time pass, 239 tests
• 1996 Toyota Hilux - 69.2% first-time pass, 377 tests
• 1997 Toyota Hilux - 68.6% first-time pass, 344 tests
• 1998 Toyota Hilux - 64% first-time pass, 662 tests
• 1999 Toyota Hilux - 66.5% first-time pass, 618 tests
• 2000 Toyota Hilux - 64.7% first-time pass, 563 tests
• 2001 Toyota Hilux - 61.9% first-time pass, 614 tests
• 2002 Toyota Hilux - 61.4% first-time pass, 857 tests
• 2003 Toyota Hilux - 64.1% first-time pass, 946 tests
• 2004 Toyota Hilux - 61.8% first-time pass, 1,313 tests
• 2005 Toyota Hilux - 63.4% first-time pass, 1,093 tests
• 2006 Toyota Hilux - 62.6% first-time pass, 1,006 tests
• 2007 Toyota Hilux - 64.9% first-time pass, 1,779 tests
• 2008 Toyota Hilux - 63.7% first-time pass, 1,990 tests
• 2009 Toyota Hilux - 66.2% first-time pass, 1,788 tests
• 2010 Toyota Hilux - 64.5% first-time pass, 2,530 tests
• 2011 Toyota Hilux - 64.7% first-time pass, 3,903 tests
• 2012 Toyota Hilux - 67.4% first-time pass, 3,995 tests
• 2013 Toyota Hilux - 69.3% first-time pass, 4,260 tests
• 2014 Toyota Hilux - 71% first-time pass, 5,117 tests
• 2015 Toyota Hilux - 73.4% first-time pass, 5,869 tests
• 2016 Toyota Hilux - 77.6% first-time pass, 4,703 tests
• 2017 Toyota Hilux - 82.9% first-time pass, 5,352 tests
• 2018 Toyota Hilux - 84.4% first-time pass, 5,925 tests
• 2019 Toyota Hilux - 85.8% first-time pass, 5,697 tests
• 2020 Toyota Hilux - 86.3% first-time pass, 5,326 tests
• 2021 Toyota Hilux - 79.9% first-time pass, 557 tests

Toyota Hilux by fuel type

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

• Diesel Toyota Hilux - 74% first-time pass, 67,860 tests
• Petrol Toyota Hilux - 74.4% first-time pass, 293 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 Avensis - 73.7%

Models with a similar pass rate

• BMW Z3 - 73.1%
• Fiat Talento - 73.1%
• Land Rover Defender - 73%
• Peugeot 5008 - 73%
• Daihatsu Materia - 73%
• Nissan Navara - 72.9%

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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