11,437 tests in 2025
Toyota Proace reliability and MOT pass rate
78.6% passed first time. The 21.4% fail rate is 1.2 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 6 years old with 73,153 miles.
Pass rate
78.6%
22.6% of all cars failed; 21.4% of these did.
Fixed on the day
8.8%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
73,153 mi
6 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 3,982 | 15.6% |
| 6-9 years | 5,499 | 20.2% |
| 10-13 years | 1,883 | 37.2% |
| 14+ years | 0 | — |
What the Proace 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.
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment16 dangerous44.6%
- Body, chassis, structure23 dangerous30.5%
- Brakes414 dangerous27.9%
- Tyres516 dangerous23.4%
- Suspension38 dangerous22.2%
- Visibility2 dangerous19.5%
- Noise, emissions and leaks3 dangerous14.3%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems1 dangerous3.2%
Is the Proace getting worse?
The fail rate rose 0.4 points to 21.6% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years. Ageing alone would predict about 4.2 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8,731 | 5 | 21.2% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 10,222 | 5 | 21.8% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 9,594 | 6 | 21.9% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 11,228 | 7 | 21.6% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Proace 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 Proace in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt556 tests
- 2Position lamp: not working312 tests
- 3Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively282 tests
- 4Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick280 tests
- 5Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps264 tests
- 6Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn232 tests
- 7Stop lamp: not working225 tests
- 8Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction203 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Proace collects 2.24 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 1.6mm1,479 tests
- 2Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1,284 tests
- 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick1,203 tests
- 4Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine1,008 tests
- 5Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure626 tests
- 6Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn460 tests
- 7Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre261 tests
- 8Tread depth: tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm234 tests
Questions
What is the Toyota Proace MOT pass rate?
78.6% of the 11,437 Toyota Proace first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 21.4% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 8.8% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Toyota Proace usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt", recorded on 556 failed tests, followed by "Position lamp: not working" and "Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively". By section, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 44.6% of failures, body, chassis, structure appears in 30.5% of failures, brakes appears in 27.9% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 15.6%; at 10-13 years it was 37.2%. The median Toyota Proace tested in 2025 was 6 years old with 73,153 miles.
Is the Toyota Proace getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 0.4 points to 21.6% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years. Ageing alone would predict about 4.2 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
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 Proace 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 51 safety recalls naming the Toyota Proace: Toyota Proace recalls.
Other Toyota models
- Yaris 20.4%
- Aygo 18.7%
- Estima 16.9%
- Yaris Cross 3.5%
- Iq 19.2%
- Land Cruiser 20.4%
- Alphard 22.2%
- Mr2 28.5%
- Celica 33%
- Hi-Ace 26.9%
Checking a particular Proace?
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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