Toyota JZX100 MOT reliability

Toyota JZX100s passed their MOT first time 73% of the time across 11 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 11 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

73%

MOTs analysed

11

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

1998 petrol

3 MOTs

Passed first time 33%. Typical mileage 181,018 (most between 106,628 and 183,780).

2016: 100% → 2017: 100% → 2019: 0% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 0% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 33%

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working (33.3%)
SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault (33.3%)
Individual direction indicators: not working (33.3%)
Rear fog lamp: not working (33.3%)

Where 1998 JZX100s fail

Lights & electrics

66.7%

Seat belts & other equipment

33.3%

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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.