2013 Toyota Prius Plus: MOT pass rate and reliability

87.6% of 2013 Toyota Prius Plus pass the MOT first time, measured across 426 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 135,494 miles.

How the 2013 compares

  • Against all Toyota Prius Plus (92.1%, 3,776 tests): -4.5 points
  • Against all 2013 cars (72.9%): +14.7 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Toyota Prius Plus model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2013 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Toyota Prius Plus:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2012 85% 286 117,186
2013 87.6% 426 135,494
2014 90.5% 545 150,741
2015 92.2% 463 163,681
2016 93% 542 154,100
2017 94.2% 345 111,270
2018 96.3% 324 110,868
2019 96% 675 100,574

What this means if you are buying a 2013 Prius Plus

The 2013 is a weaker year for this model, passing 4.5 points less often than the Toyota Prius Plus average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2013 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 13-year-old car fails on

A 2013 car is 13 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 2013 Toyota Prius Plus the average at test was 135,494 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.

The strongest year for this model is 2018 at 96.3%, and the weakest in our data is 2012 at 85%. That 11.3 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2013 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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