Toyota C-Hr MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Toyota C-Hr MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Toyota C-Hr passed on its first attempt in 90.9%, and its overall record sits +10.6 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Toyota C-Hr in the 2023–2025 data: 255,306 tests across 9 model years (2016–2024). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Toyota C-Hr MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Toyota C-Hr, the Visibility section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Toyota C-Hr's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Toyota C-Hr DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Toyota C-Hr, each with how many of the model's 255,306 tests it was noted on.

• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Rectified) — noted on about 10,632 Toyota C-Hr tests, 4.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 5,077 Toyota C-Hr tests, 2.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp not working on dipped beam" (Major) — noted on about 4,501 Toyota C-Hr tests, 1.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 3,074 Toyota C-Hr tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 2,688 Toyota C-Hr tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 1,963 Toyota C-Hr tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Toyota C-Hr Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Toyota C-Hr model year on record is 2024 (98.2% across 56 tests), and the weakest is 2017 (89.5%). The gap between them is 8.7 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Toyota C-Hr reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.4 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Toyota C-Hr Owners

These checks follow this Toyota C-Hr's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Toyota C-Hr.

• the wipers and washers — “wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”

  Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.

• the lights — “headlamp not working on dipped beam”

  Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.

• the windscreen — “windscreen damaged”

  Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Toyota C-Hr. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Toyota C-Hr MOT & Reliability