2005 Toyota Prius+: MOT pass rate and reliability

75.4% of 2005 Toyota Prius+s pass the MOT first time, measured across 2,327 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 157,185 miles.

How the 2005 compares

  • Against all Toyota Prius+s (94.9%, 216 tests): -19.5 points
  • Against all 2005 cars (64.2%): +11.2 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Toyota Prius+ model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2005 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Toyota Prius+:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2004 74.7% 875 160,740
2005 75.4% 2,327 157,185
2006 72.9% 3,468 159,434
2007 74.1% 6,429 153,076
2008 74.8% 6,508 159,052
2009 76.4% 6,738 166,586
2010 78.7% 9,370 179,667
2011 79.7% 7,063 182,397
2012 82.1% 7,768 166,201
2013 84.4% 8,441 156,454
2014 89.1% 13,708 158,405
2015 89% 13,547 155,502
2016 90.5% 14,489 131,396
2017 92.2% 14,803 106,387
2018 93.5% 14,260 92,624
2019 93.5% 14,791 86,821
2020 92% 8,274 59,191
2021 93.7% 2,371 50,743
2022 94.9% 721 50,847
2023 93.8% 451 45,852

What this means if you are buying a 2005 Prius+

The 2005 is a weaker year for this model, passing 19.5 points less often than the Toyota Prius+ average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2005 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 21-year-old car fails on

A 2005 car is 21 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 very high mileage. Clutches, dual-mass flywheels and head gaskets have usually been through at least one repair by this point, so ask for evidence rather than assume the car is original everywhere. On a 2005 Toyota Prius+ the average at test was 157,185 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 2022 at 94.9%, and the weakest in our data is 2006 at 72.9%. That 22.0 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2005 car against a newer one tells you very little.

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