Toyota Dyna MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Toyota Dyna MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Toyota Dyna passed on its first attempt in 67.3%, and its overall record sits −7.0 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Toyota Dyna in the 2023–2025 data: 3,466 tests across 13 model years (2002–2014). 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 Dyna MOT Problems by Failure Category

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

Top Recorded Toyota Dyna DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Toyota Dyna, each with how many of the model's 3,466 tests it was noted on.

• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 339 Toyota Dyna tests, 9.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 246 Toyota Dyna tests, 7.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Service brake imbalance across an axle" (Major) — noted on about 225 Toyota Dyna tests, 6.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements" (Major) — noted on about 144 Toyota Dyna tests, 4.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Rectified) — noted on about 110 Toyota Dyna tests, 3.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 103 Toyota Dyna tests, 3.0% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Toyota Dyna Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Toyota Dyna model year on record is 2012 (78.8% across 151 tests), and the weakest is 2005 (68.8%). The gap between them is 10.0 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 Dyna Owners

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

• 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 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 suspension joints — “pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn”

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

Where the Toyota Dyna is most common

Across every Dyna model year on record (2002–2014): 1,251 Toyota Dyna cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 3,466 tests. Portsmouth (PO) has the most, with 35 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.

The twenty areas with the most Toyota Dyna cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →

Frequently Asked Questions: Toyota Dyna MOT & Reliability