Toyota Prius MOT reliability

Toyota Priuss passed their MOT first time 79% of the time across 163,909 tests in 2025. 126,938 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

79%

MOTs analysed

163,909

Still licensed (GB)

126,938

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

2022 hybrid electric (clean)

1,689 MOTs

Passed first time 92%. Typical mileage 41,516 (most between 25,554 and 67,257).

2024: 91% → 2025: 92%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.4%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.0%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (0.9%)
Headlamp aim: too low (0.7%)
Headlamp aim: too high (0.6%)

2022 hybrid

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 63,018 (most between 50,811 and 65,318).

2022: 96% → 2023: 90% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2022 Priuss fail

Wheels & tyres

2.9%

Lights & electrics

2.1%

Visibility & wipers

1.7%

Suspension & axles

0.9%

Brakes

0.5%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.2%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.1%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.1%

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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.