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Toyota Vellfire reliability and MOT pass rate

86.5% passed first time. The 13.5% fail rate is 9.1 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 14 years old with 67,579 miles.

MOT pass rates / Toyota

Pass rate

86.5%

22.6% of all cars failed; 13.5% of these did.

Fixed on the day

3.1%

Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.

Median at test

67,579 mi

14 years old.

Fail rate by age

Age at testTestsFail rate
3-5 years46—
6-9 years184—
10-13 years1,25310.4%
14+ years1,72116.2%

What the Vellfire 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.

  1. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment1 dangerous49.4%
  2. Suspension43%
  3. Tyres92 dangerous16.8%
  4. Visibility15.4%
  5. Brakes44 dangerous11.5%
  6. Body, chassis, structure3 dangerous6.4%
  7. Noise, emissions and leaks3.9%
  8. Steering1 dangerous3.2%

Is the Vellfire getting worse?

The fail rate rose 0.7 points to 13.6% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years. Ageing alone would predict about 3.7 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.

YearTestsMedian ageFail rate All cars
20221,0181212.9%22.5%
20231,6521313.3%22.8%
20242,0431412.7%23.2%
20253,0551413.6%22.6%

Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Vellfire 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 Vellfire in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.

  1. 1Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt77 tests
  2. 2Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively52 tests
  3. 3Rear fog lamp: not working51 tests
  4. 4Ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt48 tests
  5. 5Position lamp: not working39 tests
  6. 6Rear fog lamp: missing35 tests
  7. 7Switch: missing32 tests
  8. 8Headlamp: not working on dipped beam31 tests

What wears out first

Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Vellfire collects 2.3 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.

  1. 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm238 tests
  2. 2Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick198 tests
  3. 3Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure140 tests
  4. 4Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn137 tests
  5. 5Swivel pins and bushes: swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn128 tests
  6. 6Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak115 tests
  7. 7Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened111 tests
  8. 8Non-component advisories: Play in steering rack inner joint(s)73 tests

Questions

What is the Toyota Vellfire MOT pass rate?

86.5% of the 3,224 Toyota Vellfire first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 13.5% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 3.1% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.

What does a Toyota Vellfire usually fail on?

The single most common failure is "Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt", recorded on 77 failed tests, followed by "Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively" and "Rear fog lamp: not working". By section, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 49.4% of failures, suspension appears in 43% of failures, tyres appears in 16.8% of failures.

Does age change the odds?

Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 15.2%; at 14+ years it was 16.2%. The median Toyota Vellfire tested in 2025 was 14 years old with 67,579 miles.

Is the Toyota Vellfire getting less reliable?

The fail rate rose 0.7 points to 13.6% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years. Ageing alone would predict about 3.7 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 Vellfire trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.

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