Toyota Ipsum MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Toyota Ipsum MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Toyota Ipsum passed on its first attempt in 71.7%, and its overall record sits −3.4 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Toyota Ipsum in the 2023–2025 data: 58 tests across 1 model years (2018–2018). 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 Ipsum MOT Problems by Failure Category

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

Top Recorded Toyota Ipsum DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Toyota Ipsum, each with how many of the model's 58 tests it was noted on.

• "Headlamp lens slightly defective" (Minor) — noted on about 5 Toyota Ipsum tests, 8.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 5 Toyota Ipsum tests, 8.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 4 Toyota Ipsum tests, 6.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect" (Major) — noted on about 4 Toyota Ipsum tests, 6.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 3 Toyota Ipsum tests, 5.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (Major) — noted on about 2 Toyota Ipsum tests, 3.5% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Toyota Ipsum Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Toyota Ipsum model year on record is 2018 (77.6% across 58 tests), and the weakest is 2018 (77.6%). Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Toyota Ipsum Owners

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

• the lights — “headlamp lens slightly defective”

  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.

• the suspension joints — “ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”

  With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.

• 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 Ipsum. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Toyota Ipsum MOT & Reliability