Toyota Crown MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Toyota Crown MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Toyota Crown passed on its first attempt in 87.7%, and its overall record sits +7.8 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Toyota Crown in the 2023–2025 data: 483 tests across 7 model years (2000–2020). 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 Crown MOT Problems by Failure Category

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

Top Recorded Toyota Crown DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Toyota Crown, each with how many of the model's 483 tests it was noted on.

• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 11 Toyota Crown tests, 2.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rear fog lamp missing" (Major) — noted on about 10 Toyota Crown tests, 2.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 8 Toyota Crown tests, 1.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp lens slightly defective" (Minor) — noted on about 8 Toyota Crown tests, 1.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt" (Minor) — noted on about 6 Toyota Crown tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 6 Toyota Crown tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Toyota Crown Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Toyota Crown model year on record is 2020 (92.5% across 53 tests), and the weakest is 2006 (85.2%). The gap between them is 7.3 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 Crown Owners

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

• 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.

• 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 suspension joints — “track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or 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.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Toyota Crown MOT & Reliability