Toyota Surf MOT reliability

Toyota Surfs passed their MOT first time 62% of the time across 272 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

62%

MOTs analysed

272

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

2014 petrol

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 97,370 (most between 97,370 and 97,370).

2021: 50% → 2022: 0% → 2023: 50% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (100.0%)
Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (100.0%)
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (100.0%)

Where 2014 Surfs fail

Body, structure & corrosion

100.0%

Lights & electrics

100.0%

Suspension & axles

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.