Toyota Hilux MOT pass rate: 72.8% (61,017 tests, 2025)

Name: Toyota Hilux MOT statistics 2025
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Last updated 24 August 2026 · OBDCode UK editorial

The Toyota Hilux passed 72.8% of its 61,017 MOT tests in 2025 — 4.7 points below the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 11 years old with 99,891 miles on the clock.

72.8%Pass rate (2025)

61,017MOT tests analysed

99,891 miMedian mileage at test

11 yrsMedian age at test

How the Hilux compares

Toyota Hilux

72.8%

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 Hilux

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

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Brakes	14,850	25.7%
2	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	13,080	22.6%
3	Suspension	12,265	21.2%
4	Body, chassis, structure	8,413	14.5%
5	Visibility	3,006	5.2%
6	Tyres	2,619	4.5%

Pre-MOT checklist for Hilux owners

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

Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
Look underneath for corrosion around sills and subframes, especially on older cars
Replace smeared wiper blades and top up washer fluid — both are test items

Engine management light on?

An illuminated engine management light is a Major MOT defect. Read the code, repair the cause, then confirm the light stays off — clearing a code alone is not a repair.

Understand the engine management light and MOT rules →

Hilux pass rate by registration year

Lower age-adjusted outliers to inspect carefully: 2014, 2015, 2016. Strongest age-adjusted years: 2007, 2017. Full ranking and method: Toyota Hilux years to avoid.

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage	Pass-rate bar
2001	1,767	63.8%	-2.8 pts	147,438	63.8% visual scale
2002	2,632	63.9%	-1.8 pts	146,591	63.9% visual scale
2003	2,856	63.7%	-1.4 pts	152,411	63.7% visual scale
2004	4,031	62.2%	-2.2 pts	149,801	62.2% visual scale
2005	3,356	63.5%	-1.0 pts	144,197	63.5% visual scale
2006	3,060	62.8%	-1.7 pts	138,827	62.8% visual scale
2007	5,357	65.3%	+0.2 pts	140,661	65.3% visual scale
2008	5,902	63.8%	-1.3 pts	135,064	63.8% visual scale
2009	5,275	64.5%	-1.8 pts	128,084	64.5% visual scale
2010	7,376	64.7%	-2.6 pts	124,552	64.7% visual scale
2011	11,145	65.1%	-4.1 pts	116,778	65.1% visual scale
2012	11,525	67.3%	-3.9 pts	107,278	67.3% visual scale
2013	11,957	69.3%	-4.1 pts	100,664	69.3% visual scale
2014	14,485	71.1%	-4.7 pts	93,756	71.1% visual scale
2015	16,505	73.6%	-5.2 pts	86,255	73.6% visual scale
2016	13,320	76.9%	-4.4 pts	79,944	76.9% visual scale
2017	14,847	83.3%	-0.8 pts	75,559	83.3% visual scale
2018	16,093	84.2%	-2.2 pts	65,740	84.2% visual scale
2019	15,225	85.5%	-2.9 pts	56,705	85.5% visual scale
2020	14,109	86.5%	-3.4 pts	44,135	86.5% visual scale

Same-vehicle follow-up

The defect groups above are a single-year count. The prognosis registry follows the same vehicle_id into the next MOT year. The extracts do not record the repair, a turbo part number, or a gearbox type.

Brakes: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Suspension: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Body, chassis, structure: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Tyres: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold

On this model, these certificate lines have a published follow-up (cohort at least 200 cars):

Track rod end ball joint has slight play — 316 cars · 11.1% failed the same item the next year
Rigid brake pipes corroded, covered in grease or other material — 3,497 cars · 6.8% failed the same item the next year
Ball joint has slight play — 878 cars · 6.5% failed the same item the next year
Chassis condition or chassis corroded within 30cm of a mounting, but not seriously affecting overall security — 525 cars · 5.9% failed the same item the next year
Exhaust system has a minor leak of exhaust gases — 1,121 cars · 5.8% failed the same item the next year

Check a specific Hilux 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 Avensis73.7% pass rate · 55,076 tests

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Toyota Hilux?

In 2025, 72.8% of 61,017 first MOT tests on the Toyota Hilux were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Hilux fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is brakes (25.7% of its recorded defects), followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment.

Is the Toyota Hilux reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 72.8% it performs below the national average at a median age of 11 years and 99,891 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Before you agree to the work

A fault or an advisory is a quote waiting to happen. These pages set out what a garage has to tell you, what a comparable written quote should include, and what you can do if the bill is not what you agreed.

Estimates, quotes and extra work — what a price has to cover, and when a garage may charge more than it first said.
What a diagnostic test costs — what the fee should include, and when it should come off the repair.
Tools — when to buy and when to skip — how to choose a diagnostic tool, and when a garage visit is cheaper than owning one.
Choosing a garage you can check — what to verify before you hand over the keys.
Your rights after a car repair — what to do when the work is not right, and how to put it in writing.

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.