Toyota Celica MOT pass rate: 67.0% (8,412 tests, 2025)

The Toyota Celica passed 67.0% of its 8,412 MOT tests in 2025 — 10.5 points below the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 22 years old with 115,999 miles on the clock.

67.0%Pass rate (2025)

8,412MOT tests analysed

115,999 miMedian mileage at test

22 yrsMedian age at test

How the Celica compares

Toyota Celica

67.0%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Toyota average (all models)

81.6%

What fails most on the Toyota Celica

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the Celica:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	1,960	21.3%
2	Brakes	1,946	21.1%
3	Suspension	1,847	20.0%
4	Noise, emissions and leaks	1,379	15.0%
5	Body, chassis, structure	905	9.8%
6	Tyres	557	6.0%

Pre-MOT checklist for Celica owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
A blowing exhaust or visible smoke will fail; warm the engine fully before the test
Look underneath for corrosion around sills and subframes, especially on older cars

Check the engine before the tester does

A stored fault code with the engine light on is an automatic Major defect. Scan and clear resolved faults before booking.

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Celica pass rate by registration year

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage
2001	2,570	68.2%	+1.6 pts	120,756
2002	3,019	68.4%	+2.7 pts	116,594
2003	3,911	64.6%	-0.4 pts	117,287
2004	4,366	65.4%	+1.0 pts	115,000
2005	3,955	66.9%	+2.4 pts	111,011
2006	2,836	68.5%	+4.1 pts	102,472

Check a specific Celica before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

Other Toyota models

Yaris77.8% pass rate · 406,942 tests Aygo80.7% pass rate · 255,239 tests Prius86.5% pass rate · 158,140 tests Auris80.3% pass rate · 148,272 tests RAV484.5% pass rate · 98,292 tests C-Hr90.5% pass rate · 92,480 tests Corolla76.8% pass rate · 66,313 tests Hilux72.8% pass rate · 61,017 tests

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Toyota Celica?

In 2025, 67.0% of 8,412 first MOT tests on the Toyota Celica were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Celica fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment (21.3% of its recorded defects), followed by brakes.

Is the Toyota Celica reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 67.0% it performs below the national average at a median age of 22 years and 115,999 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.