Toyota Prius Plus: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Toyota Prius Plus passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 14.6 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 3,812 individual Toyota Prius Plus tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate91.3%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+14.6 points
Tests analysed3,812
Average mileage at test128,690 miles
Average year of manufacture2016
Reliability rank501 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 91.3% first-time pass rate means roughly 9 in every 100 Toyota Prius Plus presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Toyota Prius Plus tested had covered 128,690 miles and was built around 2016.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Toyota Prius Plus bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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 Prius Plus 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 Prius Plus actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Toyota Prius Plus

  1. Front or rear fog lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 0.5% of tests (14.79x 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, 0.8% of tests (2.37x the national rate for this defect)
  3. A wheel with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud, 0.3% of tests (1.23x the national rate for this defect)
  4. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 1.3% of tests
  5. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.3% of tests
  6. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1% of tests
  7. A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, 0.7% of tests
  8. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.7% of tests
  9. A tyre seriously damaged, 0.6% of tests
  10. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.6% of tests

From 6,629 DVSA-tracked Toyota Prius Plus tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.52% of these flagged Toyota Prius Plus defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Toyota Prius Plus 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 Prius Plus year:

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