Toyota Urban Cruiser MOT pass rate: 76.5% (3,540 tests, 2025)

The Toyota Urban Cruiser passed 76.5% of its 3,540 MOT tests in 2025 — 1.0 points below the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 15 years old with 92,000 miles on the clock.

76.5%Pass rate (2025)

3,540MOT tests analysed

92,000 miMedian mileage at test

15 yrsMedian age at test

How the Urban Cruiser compares

Toyota Urban Cruiser

76.5%

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 Urban Cruiser

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

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Brakes	626	27.3%
2	Suspension	484	21.1%
3	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	438	19.1%
4	Tyres	209	9.1%
5	Noise, emissions and leaks	206	9.0%
6	Body, chassis, structure	171	7.4%

Pre-MOT checklist for Urban Cruiser 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
Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory
A blowing exhaust or visible smoke will fail; warm the engine fully before the test

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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Urban Cruiser pass rate by registration year

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage
2009	3,521	75.1%	+8.8 pts	92,328
2010	3,315	77.0%	+9.6 pts	89,574
2011	2,805	78.4%	+9.3 pts	84,265
2012	1,653	81.5%	+10.3 pts	79,631

Check a specific Urban Cruiser 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 Urban Cruiser?

In 2025, 76.5% of 3,540 first MOT tests on the Toyota Urban Cruiser were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Urban Cruiser fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is brakes (27.3% of its recorded defects), followed by suspension.

Is the Toyota Urban Cruiser reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 76.5% it performs below the national average at a median age of 15 years and 92,000 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.