Toyota Urban Cruiser MOT reliability

Toyota Urban Cruisers passed their MOT first time 69% of the time across 3,550 tests in 2025. 4,557 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

69%

MOTs analysed

3,550

Still licensed (GB)

4,557

Body type

Suv

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

2010 petrol

558 MOTs

Passed first time 67%. Typical mileage 88,021 (most between 66,073 and 112,522).

2011: 100% → 2012: 97% → 2013: 91% → 2014: 85% → 2015: 82% → 2016: 82% → 2017: 82% → 2018: 77% → 2019: 77% → 2020: 73% → 2021: 70% → 2022: 73% → 2023: 71% → 2024: 70% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working (5.7%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (3.8%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.6%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (3.6%)
Electronic stability control: warning lamp indicates a fault (3.4%)

2010 diesel

467 MOTs

Passed first time 70%. Typical mileage 100,265 (most between 77,413 and 122,578).

2012: 96% → 2013: 84% → 2014: 85% → 2015: 83% → 2016: 86% → 2017: 81% → 2018: 79% → 2019: 77% → 2020: 74% → 2021: 77% → 2022: 72% → 2023: 71% → 2024: 69% → 2025: 70%

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working (5.1%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.8%)
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.6%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.4%)
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded (2.1%)

Where 2010 Urban Cruisers fail

Lights & electrics

14.7%

Brakes

11.6%

Suspension & axles

8.1%

Visibility & wipers

7.7%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

6.8%

Wheels & tyres

6.6%

Body, structure & corrosion

3.6%

Seat belts & other equipment

1.3%

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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.