Toyota Van MOT reliability

Toyota Vans passed their MOT first time 88% of the time across 8 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 8 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.

First-time pass rate

88%

MOTs analysed

8

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

1997 diesel

3 MOTs

Passed first time 67%. Typical mileage 168,553 (most between 149,000 and 168,640).

2005: 100% → 2006: 50% → 2007: 100% → 2008: 100% → 2009: 100% → 2010: 0% → 2011: 100% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 100% → 2014: 100% → 2015: 67% → 2016: 67% → 2017: 33% → 2018: 67% → 2019: 67% → 2020: 50% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 0% → 2023: 0% → 2024: 50% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (33.3%)
Load sensing valves: linkage defective and function impaired (33.3%)
Prescribed areas: prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced (33.3%)

Where 1997 Vans fail

Body, structure & corrosion

33.3%

Brakes

33.3%

Seat belts & other equipment

33.3%

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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.