Toyota Camry MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Toyota Camry MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Toyota Camry passed on its first attempt in 91.7%, and its overall record sits +11.3 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Toyota Camry in the 2023–2025 data: 4,134 tests across 10 model years (2000–2022). 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 Camry MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Toyota Camry, 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 Camry's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Toyota Camry DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Toyota Camry, each with how many of the model's 4,134 tests it was noted on.

• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 72 Toyota Camry tests, 1.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 61 Toyota Camry tests, 1.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Rectified) — noted on about 56 Toyota Camry tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 36 Toyota Camry tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp lens slightly defective" (Minor) — noted on about 32 Toyota Camry tests, 0.8% 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 31 Toyota Camry tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Toyota Camry Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Toyota Camry model year on record is 2020 (95.5% across 1,155 tests), and the weakest is 2001 (77.5%). The gap between them is 18.0 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Toyota Camry Owners

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

• 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.

• the wipers and washers — “wipers blade defective”

  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 — “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.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Toyota Camry MOT & Reliability