Pass rate
77.0%
Around average — 4.5 pts ahead of the 72.5% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 139 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £61–£185
2006 Toyota Surf MOT pass rate
- 2006
- 2 trims combined
- typical 160,818 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
32.6% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Part only £35–£75 for Suspension pin or bush excessively worn. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2003 81.4% pass
- Avoid 2007 76.7% pass
Across the 5 years on record, a spread of 4.7 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 71.9%
- Typical mileage
- 161k mi
The 2006 Toyota Surf MOT pass rate is 77.0% of its MOT tests — 4.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 32.6% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Toyota Surf does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Suspension: 1.6× the national share
Suspension accounts for 32.6% of everything recorded on the 2006 Toyota Surf, against 21.0% nationally — 11.6 points above. Ask for the front and rear suspension to be checked on a ramp before you buy — worn bushes and broken springs are cheap to look at and expensive to discover at test time.
- 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 72.5% and this one manages 77.0% — 4.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 11% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
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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Every Toyota Surf first registered in 2006 is combined here — 2 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2006 Toyota Surf compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.5%, so this figure is 4.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 71.9%. The median 2006 Toyota Surf in this dataset had covered 160,818 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 80.5% of the time, April–September 71.9%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated", noted on 7.19% of tests.
- 139 recorded tests behind this page.
- 77.0% overall pass rate, 71.9% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Toyota Surf, the average is 78.5% — best year 2003 (81.4%), worst 2007 (76.7%).
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
- 139
- Typical mileage (median)
- 160,818 mi
- Make and model
- Toyota Surf
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Body Panel Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Surf MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 52% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Surf
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 31 | 87.1% |
| West Midlands | 22 | 63.6% |
| South West | 22 | 68.2% |
| Scotland | 18 | 94.4% |
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 2006 Surf
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 2006 Surf
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 suspension joints 3.6% of tests
“pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn”
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.
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Check the lights 3.6% of tests
“rear fog lamp not working”
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 exhaust and emissions 2.9% of tests
“exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
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 2006 Surf through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £61–£185 — and 11% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £61–£185
- Cheapest common item: rear fog lamp not working
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: chassis condition corroded to the extent that…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 20%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 11%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 139 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 Surf, side by side
5 model years on record, from 2003 to 2007. Across them the pass rate runs from 76.7% to 81.4% — a spread of 4.7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2003 81.4% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2004 78.2% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2005 77.9% service brake imbalance across an…
- 2006 77.0%joints constant velocity boot…
- 2007 76.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
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 2006 Toyota Surf 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 2006 cars with a similar record
- BMW 5 Series 77.0%
- BMW 120 76.9%
- Land Rover Defender 76.8%
- BMW X3 76.8%
- BMW 116 76.8%
- Mitsubishi Lancer 77.2%
Closest pass rates among 2006 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 2006 Toyota Surf 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 379 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 126 | 32.60% | 20.98% | +11.62 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 62 | 16.10% | 5.57% | +10.53 |
| Brakes | 48 | 12.40% | 20.89% | −8.49 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 36 | 9.30% | 5.52% | +3.78 |
| Steering | 30 | 7.80% | 2.57% | +5.23 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 23 | 6.00% | 12.21% | −6.21 |
| Tyres | 17 | 4.40% | 19.76% | −15.36 |
| Non-component advisories | 14 | 3.60% | 4.18% | −0.58 |
| Visibility | 13 | 3.40% | 4.97% | −1.57 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 10 | 2.60% | 1.76% | +0.84 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 7.2% | £80–250 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.6% | £80–250 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 3.6% | £40–150 |
| Prescribed areas prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 3.6% | £40–120 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.6% | £3–15 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 2.9% | £45–120 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 2.9% | £80–200 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 2.2% | £18–45 |
| Chassis condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Major | 2.2% | £180–450 |
| Emissions not tested unable to be completed Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.2% | £60–250 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 17.3% | £200–700 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 15.8% | £40–150 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 11.5% | £45–120 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 10.1% | £25–65 |
| Linkage pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 10.1% | £40–150 |
| Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush Suspension | Advisory | 7.9% | £30–75 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60-90k | 5 | 80.0% | 82,390 mi |
| 90-120k | 23 | 60.9% | 108,511 mi |
| 120k+ | 104 | 79.8% | 188,892 mi |
Source: 139 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.
2006 Surf MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2006 Toyota Surf?
77.0% of the 139 2006 Toyota Surf tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.5% for cars first used in 2006. First-attempt pass rate: 71.9%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2006 Toyota Surf?
The three most recorded items are joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (7.19%), joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (3.60%), pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (3.60%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2006 Toyota Surf MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 80.0% of the time, falling to 79.8% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2006 Toyota Surf in this dataset had covered 160,818 mi.
Does the season affect the 2006 Toyota Surf MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 80.5% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 71.9%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.