Pass rate
85.6%
Above average — 5.6 pts behind the 91.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 6,364 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £27–£68
2021 Toyota Hilux MOT pass rate
- 2021
- 2 trims combined
- typical 39,265 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
24.8% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Which year to buy
- Best 2020 87.8% pass
- Avoid 2004 70.6% pass
Across the 23 years on record, a spread of 17.2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 83.7%
- Typical mileage
- 39k mi
The 2021 Toyota Hilux MOT pass rate is 85.6% of its MOT tests — 5.6 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 24.8% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Toyota Hilux does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Visibility: 2.4× the national share
Visibility accounts for 12.0% of everything recorded on the 2021 Toyota Hilux, against 5.0% nationally — 7.0 points above. Tyres are still the single largest share at 24.8%, but at 19.8% nationally that one is ordinary. Wipers, washers and a chip in the driver’s eyeline are the three quickest ways to fail a test that the car otherwise deserves to pass.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 91.2%; this one manages 85.6% — 5.6 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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Every Toyota Hilux first registered in 2021 is combined here — 2 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2021 Toyota Hilux compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 91.2%, so this figure is 5.6 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 83.7%. The median 2021 Toyota Hilux in this dataset had covered 39,265 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 86.7% of the time, April–September 84.4%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view", noted on 2.77% of tests.
- 6,364 recorded tests behind this page.
- 85.6% overall pass rate, 83.7% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Toyota Hilux, the average is 78.8% — best year 2020 (87.8%), worst 2004 (70.6%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 6,364
- Typical mileage (median)
- 39,265 mi
- Make and model
- Toyota Hilux
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Windscreen
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Hilux MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 74% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Hilux
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 1,103 | 84.1% |
| Scotland | 859 | 84.5% |
| South West | 836 | 83.1% |
| East of England | 687 | 87.2% |
| North West | 652 | 87.0% |
| West Midlands | 591 | 86.5% |
| East Midlands | 442 | 89.6% |
| Yorkshire | 433 | 86.8% |
| Wales | 398 | 87.4% |
| North East | 313 | 83.1% |
| London | 50 | 88.0% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2021 Hilux
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2021 Hilux
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the windscreen 2.8% of tests
“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.
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Check the wipers and washers 2.5% of tests
“wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.
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Check the lights 1.9% of tests
“malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction”
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.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2021 Hilux through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £27–£68 — and 52% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £27–£68
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 52%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 6,364 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Hilux, side by side
23 model years on record, from 2000 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 70.6% to 87.8% — a spread of 17.2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 72.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2001 71.3% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2002 71.3% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2003 71.2% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2004 70.6% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2005 71.4% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2006 71.0% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2007 72.6% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2008 71.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 72.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 72.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 72.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 74.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2013 75.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2014 76.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2015 78.5% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2016 80.8% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2017 85.3% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2018 86.1% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2019 87.2% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2020 87.8% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2021 85.6%windscreen damaged but not…
- 2022 87.6% headlamp aim too high
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2021 Toyota Hilux with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2021 cars with a similar record
- Citroen E-C4 85.8%
- Tesla Model 3 Performance 85.3%
- BMW X5 XDRIVE45E 85.9%
- Mercedes-Benz Vito 85.2%
- Vauxhall Corsa E 86.3%
- Citroen C4 Sense + 84.8%
Closest pass rates among 2021 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2021 Toyota Hilux 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 5,427 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 1,357 | 24.80% | 19.76% | +5.04 |
| Brakes | 1,327 | 24.30% | 20.89% | +3.41 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 831 | 15.20% | 12.21% | +2.99 |
| Visibility | 658 | 12.00% | 4.97% | +7.03 |
| Suspension | 422 | 7.70% | 20.98% | −13.28 |
| Non-component advisories | 309 | 5.70% | 4.18% | +1.52 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 239 | 4.40% | 5.52% | −1.12 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 123 | 2.20% | 1.76% | +0.44 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 115 | 2.10% | 5.57% | −3.47 |
| Steering | 46 | 0.80% | 2.57% | −1.77 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 2.8% | £80–200 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 2.5% | £8–22 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 2.0% | £8–22 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.9% | £3–12 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.6% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.5% | £30–80 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Rectified | 1.4% | £8–22 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault Brakes | Major | 1.4% | £3–15 |
| Lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment Brakes | Major | 1.3% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.2% | £18–45 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 10.0% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 6.4% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 3.9% | £45–95 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 3.8% | £30–75 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 1.8% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm Tyres | Advisory | 1.6% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 2,191 | 88.1% | 18,766 mi |
| 30-60k | 2,592 | 84.5% | 43,265 mi |
| 60-90k | 1,088 | 84.7% | 72,125 mi |
| 90-120k | 375 | 82.9% | 101,992 mi |
| 120k+ | 118 | 82.2% | 138,883 mi |
Source: 6,364 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2021 Hilux MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2021 Toyota Hilux?
85.6% of the 6,364 2021 Toyota Hilux tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 91.2% for cars first used in 2021. First-attempt pass rate: 83.7%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2021 Toyota Hilux?
The three most recorded items are windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (2.77%), wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.50%), wipers blade defective (2.03%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2021 Toyota Hilux MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 88.1% of the time, falling to 82.2% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2021 Toyota Hilux in this dataset had covered 39,265 mi.
Does the season affect the 2021 Toyota Hilux MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 86.7% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 84.4%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.