MOT Stats
Vehicle types : Car : Toyota : Hilux
Toyota Hilux
| Year | Tests | Pass rate | Most common fail reason |
| 1978 | 1 | 100% | n/a |
| 1980 | 2 | 50% | Electrical wiring insecure. |
| 1981 | 2 | 0% | Lamp "tell tales" for main beam headlamp or rear fog lamp missing or inoperative. |
| 1982 | 1 | 100% | n/a |
| 1983 | 6 | 83.33% | Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of any other lamp. |
| 1984 | 5 | 80% | Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing. |
| 1985 | 6 | 100% | n/a |
| 1986 | 26 | 88.46% | Driver's seat moving inadvertently or backrest cannot be retained in the upright position. |
| 1987 | 32 | 56.25% | Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen. |
| 1988 | 76 | 60.53% | Position lamp missing or inoperative. |
| 1989 | 59 | 69.49% | Transmission shaft bearing excessively worn. |
| 1990 | 68 | 76.47% | Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen. |
| 1991 | 83 | 57.83% | Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing. |
| 1992 | 82 | 68.29% | Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at mounting points. |
| 1993 | 100 | 58% | Position lamp missing or inoperative. |
| 1994 | 124 | 63.71% | Steering ball joint with excessive wear. |
| 1995 | 198 | 65.66% | Exhaust system leaking or insecure. |
| 1996 | 292 | 56.51% | Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing. |
| 1997 | 312 | 56.09% | Position lamp missing or inoperative. |
| 1998 | 669 | 53.66% | Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing. |
| 1999 | 608 | 56.09% | Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing. |
| 2000 | 565 | 56.81% | Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn. |
| 2001 | 598 | 55.85% | Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn. |
| 2002 | 897 | 54.07% | Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing. |
| 2003 | 1,048 | 56.3% | Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing. |
| 2004 | 1,461 | 56.13% | Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing. |
| 2005 | 1,208 | 55.05% | Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing. |
| 2006 | 1,105 | 55.29% | Position lamp missing or inoperative. |
| 2007 | 1,874 | 56.35% | Position lamp missing or inoperative. |
| 2008 | 2,044 | 56.26% | Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn. |
| 2009 | 1,799 | 56.25% | Position lamp missing or inoperative. |
| 2010 | 2,596 | 58.36% | Position lamp missing or inoperative. |
| 2011 | 3,930 | 58.37% | Position lamp missing or inoperative. |
| 2012 | 4,078 | 62.04% | Position lamp missing or inoperative. |
| 2013 | 4,291 | 63.25% | Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened. |
| 2014 | 5,179 | 64.95% | Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened. |
| 2015 | 5,947 | 67.29% | Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened. |
| 2016 | 4,820 | 72.45% | Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened. |
| 2017 | 5,404 | 78.87% | Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened. |
| 2018 | 6,091 | 79.54% | Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen. |
| 2019 | 5,924 | 80.87% | Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen. |
| 2020 | 5,595 | 82.68% | Headlamp aim outwith limits. |
| 2021 | 1,296 | 84.18% | Headlamp aim outwith limits. |
| 2022 | 8 | 100% | n/a |
Tests: 70,510
Average Toyota Hilux pass rate: 68.34%
Most common fail reasons
| # | Reason | Fail code | Category | % |
| 1 | Position lamp missing or inoperative. | 4.2.1(a)(ii) | Major | 14% |
| 2 | Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened. | 5.3.1(b)(i) | Major | 13% |
| 3 | Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen. | 3.4(b)(ii) | Major | 10% |
| 4 | Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement. | 1.4.2(a)(i) | Major | 10% |
| 5 | Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing. | 4.5.1(a)(ii) | Major | 8% |
| 6 | Headlamp aim outwith limits. | 4.1.2(a) | Major | 8% |
| 7 | Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn. | 5.3.4(a)(i) | Major | 8% |
| 8 | Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded. | 1.1.11(c) | Major | 7% |
| 9 | Registration plate lamp missing or inoperative. | 4.7.1(b)(ii) | Major | 7% |
| 10 | Stop lamp missing or inoperative. | 4.3.1(a)(ii) | Major | 6% |
Tests date range:
10th February 2023 to 9th February 2024
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