Pass rate
84.9%
Around average — 6.3 pts ahead of the 78.6% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 53 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £16–£41
2013 Toyota Prius T3 Vvt-I MOT pass rate
- 2013
- typical 290,804 mi
Only 53 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Brakes
21.1% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2014 98.6% pass
- Avoid 2013 84.9% pass · this year
Across the 3 years on record, a spread of 13.7 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 82.2%
- Typical mileage
- 291k mi
The 2013 Toyota Prius T3 Vvt-I MOT pass rate is 84.9% of its MOT tests — 6.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 21.1% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Toyota Prius T3 Vvt-I does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Beats its own age and mileage
Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 78.6% and this one manages 84.9% — 6.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Based on a small sample. 53 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 2013 Toyota Prius T3 Vvt-I compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 78.6%, so this figure is 6.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 82.2%. The median 2013 Toyota Prius T3 Vvt-I in this dataset had covered 290,804 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction", noted on 3.77% of tests.
- 53 recorded tests behind this page.
- 84.9% overall pass rate, 82.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Toyota Prius T3 Vvt-I, the average is 94.6% — best year 2014 (98.6%), worst 2013 (84.9%).
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
- 53
- Typical mileage (median)
- 290,804 mi
- Make and model
- Toyota Prius T3 Vvt-I
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Indicator Bulb
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Prius T3 Vvt-I MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 58% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Prius T3 Vvt-I
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 42 | 85.7% |
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 2013 Prius T3 Vvt-I
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 2013 Prius T3 Vvt-I
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 lights 3.8% of tests
“malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction”
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 3.8% 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.
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Check the suspension joints 1.9% of tests
“ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt”
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.
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 2013 Prius T3 Vvt-I through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £16–£41 — and 54% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £16–£41
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: has ply or cords exposed
- £45–£95
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 54%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 53 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 Prius T3 Vvt-I, side by side
3 model years on record, from 2013 to 2015. Across them the pass rate runs from 84.9% to 98.6% — a spread of 13.7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2013 84.9%malfunction indicator lamp…
- 2014 98.6% tread depth below requirements of…
- 2015 96.5% wipers does not clear the…
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 2013 Toyota Prius T3 Vvt-I 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 2013 cars with a similar record
- MINI Mini 84.9%
- Audi Q5 85.0%
- Volkswagen Up 85.1%
- BMW Z4 85.1%
- MINI John COOPER Works 85.1%
- Skoda Citigo 85.2%
Closest pass rates among 2013 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 2013 Toyota Prius T3 Vvt-I 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 71 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 | 15 | 21.10% | 20.89% | +0.21 |
| Tyres | 15 | 21.10% | 19.76% | +1.34 |
| Suspension | 13 | 18.30% | 20.98% | −2.68 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 9 | 12.70% | 12.21% | +0.49 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 6 | 8.50% | 5.52% | +2.98 |
| Visibility | 4 | 5.60% | 4.97% | +0.63 |
| Non-component advisories | 4 | 5.60% | 4.18% | +1.42 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 3 | 4.20% | 1.76% | +2.44 |
| Steering | 1 | 1.40% | 2.57% | −1.17 |
| Road Wheels | 1 | 1.40% | 0.75% | +0.65 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 3.8% | £3–12 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 3.8% | £8–22 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Rectified | 3.8% | £8–22 |
| Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 1.9% | £18–45 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 1.9% | £18–45 |
| Fixing missing Road Wheels | Major | 1.9% | £20–55 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 1.9% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.9% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp aim too low and too far to the left. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.9% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp lens seriously defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.9% | £5–25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 15.1% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 13.2% | £45–110 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 11.3% | £40–150 |
| Service brake performance excessively fluctuating Brakes | Advisory | 9.4% | £60–150 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 5.7% | £200–700 |
| Non-component advisories Play in steering rack inner joint(s) Non-component advisories | Advisory | 5.7% | £120–300 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60-90k | 3 | 66.7% | 61,984 mi |
| 120k+ | 39 | 87.2% | 293,614 mi |
Source: 53 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.
2013 Prius T3 Vvt-I MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2013 Toyota Prius T3 Vvt-I?
84.9% of the 53 2013 Toyota Prius T3 Vvt-I tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 78.6% for cars first used in 2013. First-attempt pass rate: 82.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2013 Toyota Prius T3 Vvt-I?
The three most recorded items are malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction (3.77%), wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.77%), wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.77%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2013 Toyota Prius T3 Vvt-I MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 66.7% of the time, falling to 87.2% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2013 Toyota Prius T3 Vvt-I in this dataset had covered 290,804 mi.