Toyota Urban Cruiser: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Toyota Urban Cruiser fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 0.1 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 3,892 individual Toyota Urban Cruiser tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 76.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 23 in every 100 Toyota Urban Cruisers presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Toyota Urban Cruiser tested had covered 89,556 miles and was built around 2010.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Toyota Urban Cruiser sits 0.1 points below the national average, ranked 1,567 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Toyota Urban Cruiser rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see recorded closing bids for damaged Toyota Urban Cruisers at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Toyota Urban Cruiser

1. ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction, 1.9% of tests (9.41x the national rate for this defect)
2. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 4.7% of tests (4.35x the national rate for this defect)
3. Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle., 1.3% of tests (2.46x the national rate for this defect)
4. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 2.4% of tests (1.87x the national rate for this defect)
5. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1.5% of tests (1.85x the national rate for this defect)
6. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 3.7% of tests (1.67x the national rate for this defect)
7. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 1.6% of tests (1.51x the national rate for this defect)
8. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 2.6% of tests (1.44x the national rate for this defect)
9. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 2.4% of tests (1.4x the national rate for this defect)
10. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 2.9% of tests (1.25x the national rate for this defect)

From 3,889 DVSA-tracked Toyota Urban Cruiser tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.09% of these flagged Toyota Urban Cruiser defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Toyota Urban Cruiser

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 Urban Cruiser before it actually fails on it.

1. Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow, 5.8% of tests (5.23x the national rate for this advisory)
2. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 24.5% of tests (3.96x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 5.3% of tests (3.47x the national rate for this advisory)
4. Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced, 4.1% of tests (3.31x the national rate for this advisory)
5. A brake hose ferrule excessively corroded, 4.1% of tests (3.19x the national rate for this advisory)
6. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 15.7% of tests (3.04x the national rate for this advisory)
7. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 5.9% of tests (2.21x the national rate for this advisory)
8. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 10.2% of tests (2.16x the national rate for this advisory)
9. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 4% of tests (2.01x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
10. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 22.9% of tests (1.87x the national rate for this advisory)

From 3,889 DVSA-tracked Toyota Urban Cruiser tests, 2024.

Toyota Urban Cruiser pass rate by model year

From its 2009 to its 2012 model year, the Toyota Urban Cruiser's first-time pass rate has risen 4.9 points, from 74.5% to 79.4%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Toyota Urban Cruiser year:

• 2009 Toyota Urban Cruiser - 74.5% first-time pass, 1,210 tests
• 2010 Toyota Urban Cruiser - 76.7% first-time pass, 1,141 tests
• 2011 Toyota Urban Cruiser - 79.2% first-time pass, 956 tests
• 2012 Toyota Urban Cruiser - 79.4% first-time pass, 559 tests

Toyota Urban Cruiser by fuel type

The Toyota Urban Cruiser's two most-tested fuel types split by 0.7 points: diesel passes first time 76.7% of the time (1,974 tests) against 77.4% for petrol (1,895 tests).

• Diesel Toyota Urban Cruiser - 76.7% first-time pass, 1,974 tests
• Petrol Toyota Urban Cruiser - 77.4% first-time pass, 1,895 tests

Other Toyota models

• Toyota Yaris - 78.6%
• Toyota Aygo - 80.9%
• Toyota Prius - 86%
• Toyota Auris - 80.5%
• Toyota Rav4 - 84.3%
• Toyota C-Hr - 90.6%
• Toyota Corolla - 75.3%
• Toyota Hilux - 73%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Citroen 2cv - 76.7%
• Volkswagen Corrado - 76.7%
• Honda Elysion - 76.7%
• BMW 645 - 76.6%
• Smart Fortwo Passion Mhd Auto Unclassified - 76.6%
• Hyundai Ix20 - 76.5%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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