70,507 tests in 2025
Toyota Hilux reliability and MOT pass rate
75.6% passed first time. The 24.4% fail rate is 1.8 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 9 years old with 88,540 miles.
Pass rate
75.6%
22.6% of all cars failed; 24.4% of these did.
Fixed on the day
5.9%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
88,540 mi
9 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 17,724 | 12.3% |
| 6-9 years | 18,130 | 19.2% |
| 10-13 years | 16,283 | 31.2% |
| 14+ years | 18,193 | 35.3% |
What the Hilux 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.
- Brakes2,804 dangerous47.6%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment212 dangerous42%
- Suspension741 dangerous41.4%
- Body, chassis, structure710 dangerous26.9%
- Visibility8 dangerous14.6%
- Tyres2,068 dangerous11.7%
- Noise, emissions and leaks37 dangerous9.8%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems7 dangerous7.7%
Is the Hilux getting worse?
The fail rate fell 0.8 points to 24.7% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 66,403 | 9 | 25.5% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 67,883 | 9 | 25.5% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 63,880 | — | 25.1% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 67,984 | — | 24.7% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Hilux 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 Hilux in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Position lamp: not working1,964 tests
- 2Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements1,911 tests
- 3Coil spring: fractured or broken1,663 tests
- 4Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively1,505 tests
- 5Rear fog lamp: not working1,386 tests
- 6Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick1,208 tests
- 7Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded1,179 tests
- 8Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength1,171 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Hilux collects 2.7 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.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm7,437 tests
- 2Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded6,023 tests
- 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick4,883 tests
- 4Chassis condition: corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced3,592 tests
- 5Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine2,593 tests
- 6Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak2,458 tests
- 7Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure2,423 tests
- 8Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened2,289 tests
Questions
What is the Toyota Hilux MOT pass rate?
75.6% of the 70,507 Toyota Hilux first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 24.4% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 5.9% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Toyota Hilux usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Position lamp: not working", recorded on 1,964 failed tests, followed by "Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements" and "Coil spring: fractured or broken". By section, brakes appears in 47.6% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 42% of failures, suspension appears in 41.4% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 12.3%; at 14+ years it was 35.3%. The median Toyota Hilux tested in 2025 was 9 years old with 88,540 miles.
Is the Toyota Hilux getting less reliable?
The fail rate fell 0.8 points to 24.7% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
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 Hilux trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 3 safety recalls naming the Toyota Hilux: Toyota Hilux recalls.
Other Toyota models
Checking a particular Hilux?
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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