2013 Toyota Vitz: MOT pass rate and reliability
91.4% of 2013 Toyota Vitz pass the MOT first time, measured across 348 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 42,870 miles.
How the 2013 compares
- Against all Toyota Vitz (87.5%, 1,778 tests): +3.9 points
- Against all 2013 cars (72.9%): +18.5 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Toyota Vitz model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2013 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Toyota Vitz:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 82.7% | 300 | 52,726 |
| 2012 | 86.4% | 434 | 45,260 |
| 2013 | 91.4% | 348 | 42,870 |
What this means if you are buying a 2013 Vitz
The 2013 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 3.9 points more often than the Toyota Vitz 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 a 13-year-old car fails on
A 2013 car is 13 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 below average for a car this age, worth a mileage-consistency check since an unusually low reading is sometimes clocking rather than luck. On a 2013 Toyota Vitz the average at test was 42,870 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.
2013 is the strongest year on record for this model at 91.4%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.
Nearby model years
- 2011 Toyota Vitz - 82.7%
- 2012 Toyota Vitz - 86.4%