Toyota Space MOT reliability

Toyota Spaces passed their MOT first time 52% of the time across 21 tests in 2025. 13 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 21 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

52%

MOTs analysed

21

Still licensed (GB)

13

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 diesel

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. 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 0%. Typical mileage 24,400 (most between 24,400 and 24,400).

2006: 100% → 2007: 100% → 2008: 100% → 2009: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 50% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine (100.0%)
Rear fog lamp: lens defective such that emitted light is adversely affected (100.0%)
Position lamp: showing white light to the rear (100.0%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (100.0%)

2003 lpg

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. 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 0%. Typical mileage 162,297 (most between 162,297 and 162,297).

2014: 0% → 2015: 0% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 0% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (100.0%)

Where 2003 Spaces fail

Wheels & tyres

100.0%

Lights & electrics

100.0%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

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.