Toyota Arphard MOT reliability

Toyota Arphards passed their MOT first time 40% of the time across 5 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 5 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

First-time pass rate

40%

MOTs analysed

5

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2003 hybrid

1 MOT

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 94,186 (most between 94,186 and 94,186).

2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 0% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (100.0%)
Swivel pins and bushes: swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (100.0%)
Rear fog lamp: not working (100.0%)

2003 petrol

1 MOT

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 87,114 (most between 87,114 and 87,114).

2020: 0% → 2021: 0% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2003 Arphards fail

Wheels & tyres

100.0%

Lights & electrics

100.0%

Suspension & axles

100.0%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.