Toyota Proace City Active: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Toyota Proace City Active passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 4.5 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 706 individual Toyota Proace City Active tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate81.2%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+4.5 points
Tests analysed706
Average mileage at test43,511 miles
Average year of manufacture2021
Reliability rank1,406 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 81.2% first-time pass rate means roughly 19 in every 100 Toyota Proace City Actives 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 Proace City Active tested had covered 43,511 miles and was built around 2021.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Toyota Proace City Active sits 4.5 points above the national average, ranked 1,406 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Toyota Proace City Active

  1. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 4% of tests (3.24x the national rate for this defect)
  2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 6.2% of tests (2.91x the national rate for this defect)
  3. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 5.1% of tests (2.68x the national rate for this defect)
  4. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 3.1% of tests
  5. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.1% of tests
  6. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 1.7% of tests
  7. Audible warning inoperative, 1.4% of tests (5.04x the national rate for this defect)
  8. A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, 1.4% of tests (1.59x the national rate for this defect)
  9. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 1.3% of tests
  10. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 1.1% of tests

From 705 DVSA-tracked Toyota Proace City Active tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 8.51% of these flagged Toyota Proace City Active defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Toyota Proace City Active

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Toyota Proace City Active before it actually fails on it.

  1. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 2.7% of tests (2.52x the national rate for this advisory)
  2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 17.9% of tests (1.91x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
  3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 34.3% of tests (1.29x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
  4. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 15.5% of tests (1.26x the national rate for this advisory)
  5. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 3.8% of tests (1.2x the national rate for this advisory)
  6. A tyre seriously damaged, 3.1% of tests, also fails
  7. Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 1.1% of tests
  8. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 0.9% of tests
  9. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.7% of tests
  10. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.4% of tests

From 705 DVSA-tracked Toyota Proace City Active tests, 2024.

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