Pass rate
93.2%
Above average — 16.0 pts ahead of the 77.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 59 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £34–£101
2012 Toyota Camry MOT pass rate
- 2012
- typical 53,621 mi
Only 59 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Brakes
25.0% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2020 95.5% pass
- Avoid 2001 77.5% pass
Across the 10 years on record, a spread of 18 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 92.9%
- Typical mileage
- 54k mi
The 2012 Toyota Camry MOT pass rate is 93.2% of its MOT tests — 16.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 25.0% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Toyota Camry does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.1× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 11.5% of everything recorded on the 2012 Toyota Camry, against 5.6% nationally — 5.9 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 25.0%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 77.2% and this one manages 93.2% — 16.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 27% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2012 Toyota Camry compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 77.2%, so this figure is 16.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 92.9%. The median 2012 Toyota Camry in this dataset had covered 53,621 mi.
59% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Hybrid, which passed 94.3% of the time.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 5.08% of tests.
- 59 recorded tests behind this page.
- 93.2% overall pass rate, 92.9% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Toyota Camry, the average is 92.3% — best year 2020 (95.5%), worst 2001 (77.5%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 59
- Typical mileage (median)
- 53,621 mi
- Make and model
- Toyota Camry
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Camry MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 77% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Hybrid is the most common here (59% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Camry
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 18 | 94.4% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2012 Camry
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2012 Camry
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 5.1% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
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.
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Check the suspension joints 3.4% of tests
“ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2012 Camry through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £34–£101 — and 27% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £34–£101
- Cheapest common item: anti-lock braking system warning lamp…
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 27%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 59 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Camry, side by side
10 model years on record, from 2000 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 77.5% to 95.5% — a spread of 18 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 77.9% linkage ball joints ball joint…
- 2001 77.5% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2002 82.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2003 81.0% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2004 87.5% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2012 93.2%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2019 94.6% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2020 95.5% wipers blade defective
- 2021 94.6% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2022 90.4% tread depth below requirements of…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2012 Toyota Camry with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2012 cars with a similar record
- Porsche 911 93.4%
- Bentley Continental 93.4%
- Porsche Boxster 91.6%
- Audi A8 90.2%
- Honda Fit 89.3%
- Lexus Rx 88.3%
Closest pass rates among 2012 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2012 Toyota Camry 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 9 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 52 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 13 | 25.00% | 20.89% | +4.11 |
| Suspension | 10 | 19.20% | 20.98% | −1.78 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 9 | 17.30% | 12.21% | +5.09 |
| Tyres | 7 | 13.50% | 19.76% | −6.26 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 6 | 11.50% | 5.57% | +5.93 |
| Non-component advisories | 3 | 5.80% | 4.18% | +1.62 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 2 | 3.80% | 5.52% | −1.72 |
| Visibility | 1 | 1.90% | 4.97% | −3.07 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1 | 1.90% | 1.76% | +0.14 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.1% | £5–20 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 3.4% | £18–45 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 3.4% | £80–250 |
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 3.4% | £18–45 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes | Major | 1.7% | £3–15 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.7% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.7% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.7% | £30–80 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Rectified | 1.7% | £80–250 |
| Other body component component damaged and likely to cause injury Body, chassis, structure | Major | 1.7% | £80–250 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 8.5% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 6.8% | £18–45 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 6.8% | £45–95 |
| Hinge deteriorated so the door cannot be readily opened or closed Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 3.4% | £80–250 |
| Non-component advisories Fuel Pipe/s corroded Non-component advisories | Advisory | 3.4% | £180–450 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 3.4% | £40–150 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 5 | 100.0% | 23,738 mi |
| 30-60k | 32 | 93.8% | 48,853 mi |
| 60-90k | 7 | 100.0% | 77,673 mi |
| 90-120k | 7 | 85.7% | 107,853 mi |
| 120k+ | 8 | 87.5% | 176,979 mi |
Source: 59 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2012 Camry MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2012 Toyota Camry?
93.2% of the 59 2012 Toyota Camry tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 77.2% for cars first used in 2012. First-attempt pass rate: 92.9%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2012 Toyota Camry?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (5.08%), ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (3.39%), joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (3.39%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2012 Toyota Camry MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 87.5% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2012 Toyota Camry in this dataset had covered 53,621 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2012 Toyota Camry?
Hybrid: 94.3% pass rate across 35 tests. Petrol: 91.7% pass rate across 24 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.