Toyota Hiace MOT reliability

Toyota Hiaces passed their MOT first time 65% of the time across 13,161 tests in 2025. 10,501 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

65%

MOTs analysed

13,161

Still licensed (GB)

10,501

Body type

Hatchback

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

2020 petrol

8 MOTs

These figures come from only 8 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.

Passed first time 63%. Typical mileage 61,796 (most between 53,882 and 78,491).

2021: 75% → 2022: 91% → 2023: 83% → 2024: 50% → 2025: 63%

Most common failures

Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (25.0%)
Rear fog lamp: not working (12.5%)

2020 diesel

3 MOTs

These figures come from only 3 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.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 76,200 (most between 67,728 and 106,521).

2021: 60% → 2022: 60% → 2023: 80% → 2024: 50% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2020 Hiaces fail

Body, structure & corrosion

25.0%

Lights & electrics

12.5%

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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.