Toyota Mirai MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Toyota Mirai MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Toyota Mirai passed on its first attempt in 93.0%, and its overall record sits +12.4 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Toyota Mirai in the 2023–2025 data: 76 tests across 1 model years (2019–2019). 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 Mirai MOT Problems by Failure Category

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

Top Recorded Toyota Mirai DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Toyota Mirai, each with how many of the model's 76 tests it was noted on.

• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 2 Toyota Mirai tests, 2.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements" (Major) — noted on about 1 Toyota Mirai tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Service brake performance efficiency below requirements" (Major) — noted on about 1 Toyota Mirai tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Washers provides insufficient washer liquid" (Major) — noted on about 1 Toyota Mirai tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Major) — noted on about 1 Toyota Mirai tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Toyota Mirai Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Toyota Mirai model year on record is 2019 (93.4% across 76 tests), and the weakest is 2019 (93.4%). 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 Mirai Owners

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

• the wipers and washers — “wipers blade defective”

  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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Toyota Mirai. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Toyota Mirai MOT & Reliability