Toyota Hi MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Toyota Hi MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Toyota Hi passed on its first attempt in 67.8%, and its overall record sits −7.3 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Toyota Hi in the 2023–2025 data: 293 tests across 4 model years (2003–2006). 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 Hi MOT Problems by Failure Category

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

Top Recorded Toyota Hi DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Toyota Hi, each with how many of the model's 293 tests it was noted on.

• "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements" (Major) — noted on about 15 Toyota Hi tests, 5.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rear fog lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 14 Toyota Hi tests, 4.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Service brake imbalance across an axle" (Major) — noted on about 12 Toyota Hi tests, 4.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases" (Major) — noted on about 9 Toyota Hi tests, 3.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 9 Toyota Hi tests, 3.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 7 Toyota Hi tests, 2.4% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Toyota Hi Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Toyota Hi model year on record is 2006 (84.3% across 51 tests), and the weakest is 2005 (68.8%). The gap between them is 15.5 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Toyota Hi reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 2.7 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Toyota Hi Owners

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

• the lights — “rear fog lamp not working”

  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 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 suspension joints — “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.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Toyota Hi MOT & Reliability