Toyota Proace MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Toyota Proace MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Toyota Proace passed on its first attempt in 78.4%, and its overall record sits +0.9 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Toyota Proace in the 2023–2025 data: 40,348 tests across 11 model years (2013–2023). 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 Proace MOT Problems by Failure Category

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

Top Recorded Toyota Proace DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Toyota Proace, each with how many of the model's 40,348 tests it was noted on.

• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 2,740 Toyota Proace tests, 6.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 1,815 Toyota Proace tests, 4.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 1,760 Toyota Proace tests, 4.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" (Major) — noted on about 1,420 Toyota Proace tests, 3.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 999 Toyota Proace tests, 2.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Major) — noted on about 897 Toyota Proace tests, 2.2% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Toyota Proace Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Toyota Proace model year on record is 2023 (91.3% across 149 tests), and the weakest is 2014 (71.7%). The gap between them is 19.6 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Toyota Proace reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.1 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Toyota Proace Owners

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

• the lights — “registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”

  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 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.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Toyota Proace MOT & Reliability