2,176 tests in 2025
Toyota Supra reliability and MOT pass rate
90.3% passed first time. The 9.7% fail rate is 12.9 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 19 years old with 62,376 miles.
Pass rate
90.3%
22.6% of all cars failed; 9.7% of these did.
Fixed on the day
1.9%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
62,376 mi
19 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 760 | 4.9% |
| 6-9 years | 163 | — |
| 10-13 years | 30 | — |
| 14+ years | 1,217 | 13.1% |
What the Supra 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 equipment32.2%
- Tyres65 dangerous26.1%
- Suspension4 dangerous24.6%
- Noise, emissions and leaks1 dangerous20.9%
- Brakes20 dangerous20.4%
- Visibility17.1%
- Body, chassis, structure2 dangerous9.5%
- Steering1 dangerous6.6%
Is the Supra getting worse?
The fail rate fell 2.8 points to 12.7% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 5 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (-4.6 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,568 | 22 | 15.5% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 1,466 | 23 | 14.8% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 1,249 | 26 | 11.3% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 1,318 | 27 | 12.7% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Supra 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 Supra in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Condition: has ply or cords exposed21 tests
- 2Rear fog lamp: not working18 tests
- 3Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits15 tests
- 4Service brake performance: excessively binding15 tests
- 5Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords14 tests
- 6Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively13 tests
- 7Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits12 tests
- 8Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength12 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Supra collects 2.76 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 1.6mm151 tests
- 2Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine142 tests
- 3Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure104 tests
- 4Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded73 tests
- 5Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened61 tests
- 6Coil spring: corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened55 tests
- 7Sub-frame: corroded and seriously weakened49 tests
- 8Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn48 tests
Questions
What is the Toyota Supra MOT pass rate?
90.3% of the 2,176 Toyota Supra first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 9.7% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 1.9% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Toyota Supra usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Condition: has ply or cords exposed", recorded on 21 failed tests, followed by "Rear fog lamp: not working" and "Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits". By section, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 32.2% of failures, tyres appears in 26.1% of failures, suspension appears in 24.6% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 4.9%; at 14+ years it was 13.1%. The median Toyota Supra tested in 2025 was 19 years old with 62,376 miles.
Is the Toyota Supra getting less reliable?
The fail rate fell 2.8 points to 12.7% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 5 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (-4.6 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 Supra 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 Supra: Toyota Supra recalls.
Other Toyota models
Checking a particular Supra?
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