5,849 tests in 2025
Toyota Hiace reliability and MOT pass rate
71.2% passed first time. The 28.8% fail rate is 6.2 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 20 years old with 141,941 miles.
Pass rate
71.2%
22.6% of all cars failed; 28.8% of these did.
Fixed on the day
6.7%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
141,941 mi
20 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 24 | — |
| 6-9 years | 101 | — |
| 10-13 years | 182 | — |
| 14+ years | 5,541 | 29.4% |
What the Hiace fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Suspension86 dangerous48%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment29 dangerous42.5%
- Brakes134 dangerous28.5%
- Body, chassis, structure49 dangerous28.2%
- Visibility19.4%
- Noise, emissions and leaks16 dangerous14.2%
- Tyres214 dangerous13.8%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems8.5%
Is the Hiace getting worse?
The fail rate rose 0.6 points to 28.9% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (-0.2 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8,021 | 17 | 28.3% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 7,410 | 18 | 27.7% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 6,152 | 19 | 29% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 5,845 | 20 | 28.9% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Hiace at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Hiace in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength414 tests
- 2Position lamp: not working237 tests
- 3Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively191 tests
- 4Integral vehicle structure condition: corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced143 tests
- 5Stop lamp: not working141 tests
- 6Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded138 tests
- 7Linkage pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn110 tests
- 8Rear fog lamp: not working96 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Hiace collects 3.67 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded1,030 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm754 tests
- 3Coil spring: corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened621 tests
- 4Wheel bearings: has excessive play552 tests
- 5Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength480 tests
- 6Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine450 tests
- 7Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure436 tests
- 8Registration plates: inscription illegible429 tests
Questions
What is the Toyota Hiace MOT pass rate?
71.2% of the 5,849 Toyota Hiace first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 28.8% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 6.7% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Toyota Hiace usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength", recorded on 414 failed tests, followed by "Position lamp: not working" and "Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively". By section, suspension appears in 48% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 42.5% of failures, brakes appears in 28.5% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 25%; at 14+ years it was 29.4%. The median Toyota Hiace tested in 2025 was 20 years old with 141,941 miles.
Is the Toyota Hiace getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 0.6 points to 28.9% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (-0.2 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Hiace trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
Other Toyota models
- Yaris 20.4%
- Aygo 18.7%
- Celica 33%
- Hi-Ace 26.9%
- Landcruiser 27%
- Gt86 13.7%
- Gr Yaris 6.1%
- Previa 34.2%
- Proace City 17.4%
- Urban 23.6%
Checking a particular Hiace?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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