Toyota Hiace MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Toyota Hiace MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Toyota Hiace passed on its first attempt in 71.7%, and its overall record sits −4.1 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Toyota Hiace in the 2023–2025 data: 23,078 tests across 22 model years (2000–2021). 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 Hiace MOT Problems by Failure Category

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

Top Recorded Toyota Hiace DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Toyota Hiace, each with how many of the model's 23,078 tests it was noted on.

• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 2,056 Toyota Hiace tests, 8.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength" (Major) — noted on about 1,241 Toyota Hiace tests, 5.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 1,171 Toyota Hiace tests, 5.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 765 Toyota Hiace tests, 3.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Rectified) — noted on about 578 Toyota Hiace tests, 2.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded" (Major) — noted on about 543 Toyota Hiace tests, 2.4% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Toyota Hiace Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Toyota Hiace model year on record is 2018 (84.4% across 77 tests), and the weakest is 2000 (73.4%). The gap between them is 11.0 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Toyota Hiace reliability is declining in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.3 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 Hiace Owners

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

• 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.

• corrosion — “component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength”

  Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.

• 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.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Toyota Hiace MOT & Reliability