2018 Toyota Prius Plus: MOT pass rate and reliability

96.3% of 2018 Toyota Prius Plus pass the MOT first time, measured across 324 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 110,868 miles.

How the 2018 compares

  • Against all Toyota Prius Plus (92.1%, 3,776 tests): +4.2 points
  • Against all 2018 cars (85.9%): +10.4 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 2018 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 2018 Prius Plus

The 2018 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 4.2 points more often than the Toyota Prius Plus 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 an 8-year-old car fails on

A 2018 car is 8 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 2018 Toyota Prius Plus the average at test was 110,868 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.

2018 is the strongest year on record for this model at 96.3%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

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