Toyota Chaser MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Toyota Chaser MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Toyota Chaser passed on its first attempt in 87.0%, and its overall record sits +7.2 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Toyota Chaser in the 2023–2025 data: 118 tests across 2 model years (2000–2019). 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 Chaser MOT Problems by Failure Category

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

Top Recorded Toyota Chaser DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Toyota Chaser, each with how many of the model's 118 tests it was noted on.

• "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 4 Toyota Chaser tests, 3.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases" (Major) — noted on about 3 Toyota Chaser tests, 2.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Flexible brake hoses slightly twisted" (Minor) — noted on about 2 Toyota Chaser tests, 1.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 2 Toyota Chaser tests, 1.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt" (Minor) — noted on about 2 Toyota Chaser tests, 1.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 2 Toyota Chaser tests, 1.7% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Toyota Chaser Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Toyota Chaser model year on record is 2000 (95.2% across 62 tests), and the weakest is 2019 (80.4%). The gap between them is 14.8 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 Chaser Owners

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

• the exhaust and emissions — “exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases”

  Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.

• the brake pipes — “flexible brake hoses slightly twisted”

  Brake pipes run under the car, usually in front of the rear wheels. Flaking or crusty metal is what fails; a light dusting of surface rust does not. Worth asking a garage to look while it is on a ramp.

• 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 Chaser. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Toyota Chaser MOT & Reliability