Pass rate, every year
5,253 tests across 3 model years, 2020–2022.
+8.0 pts vs the national average
Pass rate, every year
5,253 tests across 3 model years, 2020–2022.
+8.0 pts vs the national average
Best year to buy
2020 93.9%
The strongest of the 3 years on record. See the 2020 page →
Worst year to buy
2021 88.8%
5.1 points below the 2020 peak. See the 2021 page →
The Toyota Hilux Invincible D-4D MOT pass rate is 89.0%, +8.0 percentage points above the UK average. That is 5,253 DVSA MOT tests recorded between 2020 and 2022. This page lists the most common Toyota Hilux Invincible D-4D MOT failures by category, names the best and worst model years, and finishes with a pre-MOT checklist you can run at home.
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Toyota Hilux Invincible D-4D MOT pass rates does in your corner of the country.
The Toyota Hilux Invincible D-4D passed on its first attempt in 88.0%, and its overall record sits +8.0 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Toyota Hilux Invincible D-4D in the 2023–2025 data: 5,253 tests across 3 model years (2020–2022). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.
| Measure | This model |
|---|---|
| Tests analysed | 5,253 |
| Overall pass rate | 89.0% |
| Passed on first attempt | 88.0% |
| Average mileage at test | 46,993 mi |
| Model years covered | 2020–2022 (3 years) |
| Versus UK national average | +8.0 pts above |
Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.
Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Toyota Hilux Invincible D-4D, the Visibility section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.
| Inspection section | Share of failures |
|---|---|
| Visibility | 53% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 20% |
| Brakes | 17% |
| Tyres | 9% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1% |
Shares are over the Toyota Hilux Invincible D-4D's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.
Around 53% of the recorded Toyota Hilux Invincible D-4D failures fall in the Visibility section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (3.3%), "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (2.9%), "Wipers blade defective" (2.0%) among the Toyota Hilux Invincible D-4D's visibility faults.
Around 20% of the recorded Toyota Hilux Invincible D-4D failures fall in the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Headlamp aim too low" (1.4%), "Rear fog lamp not working" (0.9%), "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps" (0.8%) among the Toyota Hilux Invincible D-4D's lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment faults.
Around 17% of the recorded Toyota Hilux Invincible D-4D failures fall in the Brakes section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (1.8%), "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements" (0.7%), "Lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment" (0.2%) among the Toyota Hilux Invincible D-4D's brakes faults.
The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Toyota Hilux Invincible D-4D, each with how many of the model's 5,253 tests it was noted on.
The strongest Toyota Hilux Invincible D-4D model year on record is 2020 (93.9% across 99 tests), and the weakest is 2021 (88.8%). The gap between them is 5.1 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.
Toyota Hilux Invincible D-4D reliability is declining in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 2.3 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.
| Year | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Hilux Invincible D-4D | 1,303 | 89.3% |
| 2021 Hilux Invincible D-4D | 3,851 | 88.8% |
| 2020 Hilux Invincible D-4D | 99 | 93.9% |
Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.
These checks follow this Toyota Hilux Invincible D-4D's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Toyota Hilux Invincible D-4D.
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 wipers and washers — “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.
the brakes — “brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Toyota Hilux Invincible D-4D. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.
89.0% of the 5,253 recorded Toyota Hilux Invincible D-4D MOT tests ended in a pass, +8.0 percentage points above the national average. 88.0% of those passed on the first attempt.
2020 is the strongest Toyota Hilux Invincible D-4D year on record at 93.9%, while 2021 is the weakest at 88.8%. The year-by-year table below lists every model year with at least 50 recorded tests.
The most recorded Toyota Hilux Invincible D-4D failures are "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" and "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" — together around 6% of tests, mostly in the Visibility section.