Service brake imbalance across an axle on the Toyota Hilux
Service brake imbalance across an axle on the Toyota Hilux is recorded on 4,888 tests — 2.1% of all its MOT tests, against 0.7% across every car in the data. That is 3.0× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.7% of tests record it — this model is 3.0× that share |
| The 285 models compared | 14 of 285, highest first |
| The model's own record | 232,560 tests · every year of the Hilux → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Toyota Hilux tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2000, 1.8% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2021, 0.3%. The share has fallen 1.5 points over that time. Worst year 2005 at 2.2%; best 2020 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77 | 4,244 | 1.8% |
| 2001 | 71 | 4,522 | 1.6% |
| 2002 | 129 | 6,716 | 1.9% |
| 2003 | 155 | 7,386 | 2.1% |
| 2004 | 213 | 10,548 | 2.0% |
| 2005 | 190 | 8,754 | 2.2% |
| 2006 | 140 | 7,944 | 1.8% |
| 2007 | 229 | 13,702 | 1.7% |
| 2008 | 311 | 15,248 | 2.0% |
| 2009 | 225 | 20,370 | 1.1% |
| 2010 | 251 | 18,894 | 1.3% |
| 2011 | 457 | 42,963 | 1.1% |
| 2012 | 417 | 29,360 | 1.4% |
| 2013 | 385 | 45,339 | 0.8% |
| 2014 | 418 | 36,462 | 1.1% |
| 2015 | 371 | 61,743 | 0.6% |
| 2016 | 223 | 32,340 | 0.7% |
| 2017 | 160 | 34,476 | 0.5% |
| 2018 | 188 | 55,806 | 0.3% |
| 2019 | 133 | 52,326 | 0.3% |
| 2020 | 100 | 47,979 | 0.2% |
| 2021 | 37 | 12,728 | 0.3% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £45–£110 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Service brake imbalance across an axle: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Toyota Hilux MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Toyota model →