Pass rate
93.6%
Above average — 2.9 pts ahead of the 90.7% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 375 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £38–£97
2020 Toyota Hilux Invincib X MOT pass rate
- 2020
- typical 40,912 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
30.3% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£40 for Brake pads under 1.5 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2023 95.5% pass
- Avoid 2022 92.4% pass
Across the 4 years on record, a spread of 3.1 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 93.2%
- Typical mileage
- 41k mi
The 2020 Toyota Hilux Invincib X MOT pass rate is 93.6% of its MOT tests — 2.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 30.3% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Toyota Hilux Invincib X does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.5× the national share
Brakes make up 30.3% of everything recorded on the 2020 Toyota Hilux Invincib X, against 20.9% nationally — 9.4 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 31% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
- Based on a small sample. 375 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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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How does the 2020 Toyota Hilux Invincib X compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 90.7%, so this figure is 2.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 93.2%. The median 2020 Toyota Hilux Invincib X in this dataset had covered 40,912 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 93.9% of the time, April–September 92.4%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view", noted on 4.00% of tests.
- 375 recorded tests behind this page.
- 93.6% overall pass rate, 93.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Toyota Hilux Invincib X, the average is 92.6% — best year 2023 (95.5%), worst 2022 (92.4%).
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
- 375
- Typical mileage (median)
- 40,912 mi
- Make and model
- Toyota Hilux Invincib X
- 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 Invincib X MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 72% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Hilux Invincib X
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 60 | 91.7% |
| Scotland | 57 | 89.5% |
| East of England | 56 | 96.4% |
| Yorkshire | 51 | 92.2% |
| North West | 41 | 92.7% |
| West Midlands | 29 | 93.1% |
| South West | 28 | 92.9% |
| North East | 20 | 100.0% |
| Wales | 16 | 100.0% |
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 2020 Hilux Invincib X
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 2020 Hilux Invincib X
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 4.0% 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 lights 2.1% of tests
“headlamp aim too low”
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.
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Check the wipers and washers 1.3% 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.
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 2020 Hilux Invincib X through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £38–£97 — and 31% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £38–£97
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 31%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 375 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 Invincib X, side by side
4 model years on record, from 2020 to 2023. Across them the pass rate runs from 92.4% to 95.5% — a spread of 3.1 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2020 93.6%windscreen damaged but not…
- 2021 92.6% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2022 92.4% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2023 95.5% headlamp aim too low
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 2020 Toyota Hilux Invincib X 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 2020 cars with a similar record
- Ford Puma 93.6%
- Audi Q3 93.6%
- Volkswagen Up 93.6%
- Hyundai I20 93.5%
- Jaguar E-Pace Chequered Flag 93.5%
- Volkswagen T-Roc 93.7%
Closest pass rates among 2020 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 2020 Toyota Hilux Invincib X 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 9 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 241 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 73 | 30.30% | 20.89% | +9.41 |
| Tyres | 57 | 23.70% | 19.76% | +3.94 |
| Suspension | 37 | 15.40% | 20.98% | −5.58 |
| Visibility | 29 | 12.00% | 4.97% | +7.03 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 22 | 9.10% | 12.21% | −3.11 |
| Non-component advisories | 11 | 4.60% | 4.18% | +0.42 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 5 | 2.10% | 5.52% | −3.42 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 5 | 2.10% | 1.76% | +0.34 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 2 | 0.80% | 5.57% | −4.77 |
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 | 4.0% | £80–200 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 2.1% | £30–80 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 1.3% | £8–22 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.1% | £5–20 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 0.80% | £18–45 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Major | 0.80% | £30–75 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 0.80% | £8–22 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Rectified | 0.80% | £8–22 |
| Brake pads worn down to wear indicator Brakes | Major | 0.53% | £18–45 |
| Hand lever has insufficient reserve travel Brakes | Major | 0.53% | £45–110 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 12.8% | £18–45 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 10.7% | £45–95 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 8.0% | £30–75 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 2.4% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 1.3% | £45–110 |
| Non-component advisories Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories | Advisory | 1.1% | £20–80 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 98 | 95.9% | 21,853 mi |
| 30-60k | 197 | 93.4% | 43,516 mi |
| 60-90k | 62 | 91.9% | 70,720 mi |
| 90-120k | 13 | 92.3% | 100,636 mi |
| 120k+ | 5 | 80.0% | 135,254 mi |
Source: 375 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.
2020 Hilux Invincib X MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2020 Toyota Hilux Invincib X?
93.6% of the 375 2020 Toyota Hilux Invincib X tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 90.7% for cars first used in 2020. First-attempt pass rate: 93.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2020 Toyota Hilux Invincib X?
The three most recorded items are windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (4.00%), headlamp aim too low (2.13%), wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.33%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2020 Toyota Hilux Invincib X MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 95.9% of the time, falling to 80.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2020 Toyota Hilux Invincib X in this dataset had covered 40,912 mi.
Does the season affect the 2020 Toyota Hilux Invincib X MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 93.9% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 92.4%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.