1990 Toyota Mr2: MOT pass rate and reliability

75.2% of 1990 Toyota Mr2s pass the MOT first time, measured across 258 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 112,494 miles.

How the 1990 compares

  • Against all Toyota Mr2s (71.2%, 10,266 tests): +4 points
  • Against all 1990 cars (76%): -0.8 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Toyota Mr2 model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 1990 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Toyota Mr2:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
1990 75.2% 258 112,494
1991 67.2% 247 117,434
1992 69.1% 301 113,048
1993 69.6% 296 108,790
1994 71.5% 200 105,861
1996 69.9% 206 106,878
1997 69.5% 266 107,363
1998 70.6% 395 109,780
1999 69% 284 107,736
2000 66.8% 906 98,369
2001 69.6% 876 93,823
2002 69.2% 1,043 92,434
2003 70.7% 1,231 91,431
2004 72.5% 1,155 86,826
2005 72% 833 82,685
2006 74.2% 729 73,675

What this means if you are buying a 1990 Mr2

The 1990 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 4 points more often than the Toyota Mr2 average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 36-year-old car fails on

A 1990 car is 36 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 1990 Toyota Mr2 the average at test was 112,494 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.

1990 is the strongest year on record for this model at 75.2%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

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