Toyota Proace City MOT reliability

Toyota Proace Citys passed their MOT first time 75% of the time across 3,835 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

75%

MOTs analysed

3,835

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

2022 diesel

1,844 MOTs

Passed first time 75%. Typical mileage 43,245 (most between 29,471 and 56,934).

2023: 100% → 2024: 84% → 2025: 75%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (5.5%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (3.8%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (3.6%)
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (3.2%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.7%)

2022 electric

402 MOTs

Passed first time 83%. Typical mileage 17,084 (most between 10,286 and 26,500).

2023: 50% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 83%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.7%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.5%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.2%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (2.2%)
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (2.0%)

Where 2022 Proace Citys fail

Lights & electrics

13.3%

Visibility & wipers

8.3%

Wheels & tyres

6.2%

Brakes

5.5%

Body, structure & corrosion

1.4%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.7%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.5%

Suspension & axles

0.4%

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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 (CC BY 4.0, adapted).