2015 Toyota Prius+: MOT pass rate and reliability
89% of 2015 Toyota Prius+s pass the MOT first time, measured across 13,547 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 155,502 miles.
How the 2015 compares
- Against all Toyota Prius+s (94.9%, 216 tests): -5.9 points
- Against all 2015 cars (78.3%): +10.7 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 2015 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 2015 Prius+
The 2015 is a weaker year for this model, passing 5.9 points less often than the Toyota Prius+ average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2015 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 an 11-year-old car fails on
A 2015 car is 11 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 2015 Toyota Prius+ the average at test was 155,502 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 2015 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2012 Toyota Prius+ - 82.1%
- 2013 Toyota Prius+ - 84.4%
- 2014 Toyota Prius+ - 89.1%
- 2016 Toyota Prius+ - 90.5%
- 2017 Toyota Prius+ - 92.2%
- 2018 Toyota Prius+ - 93.5%