1991 Toyota Mr2: MOT pass rate and reliability

67.2% of 1991 Toyota Mr2s pass the MOT first time, measured across 247 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 117,434 miles.

How the 1991 compares

  • Against all Toyota Mr2s (71.2%, 10,266 tests): -4 points
  • Against all 1991 cars (75.1%): -7.9 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 1991 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 1991 Mr2

The 1991 is a weaker year for this model, passing 4 points less often than the Toyota Mr2 average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 1991 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. 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 35-year-old car fails on

A 1991 car is 35 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 1991 Toyota Mr2 the average at test was 117,434 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 1990 at 75.2%, and the weakest in our data is 2000 at 66.8%. That 8.4 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 1991 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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