Pass rate
91.7%
Above average — 5.7 pts ahead of the 86.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 254 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £14–£41
2017 Toyota Vitz MOT pass rate
- 2017
- typical 51,278 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Lamps & electrics
30.3% of faults · 12.2% nationally
Which year to buy
- Best 2016 94.6% pass
- Avoid 2008 79.8% pass
Across the 14 years on record, a spread of 14.8 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 91.1%
- Typical mileage
- 51k mi
The 2017 Toyota Vitz MOT pass rate is 91.7% of its MOT tests — 5.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Lamps & electrics is the biggest single reason it fails, at 30.3% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 2.5× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 30.3% of everything recorded on the 2017 Toyota Vitz, against 12.2% nationally — 18.1 points above. Walk round the car with the lights on before the test: bulbs, indicators and number-plate lamps are the cheapest failures to prevent and among the most common.
- 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 86.0% and this one manages 91.7% — 5.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Failures here tend to be cheap ones. 62% of the repairs this model fails on cost under £30 in parts. The pass rate matters less than what a bad afternoon at the test centre actually costs you.
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 2017 Toyota Vitz compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 86.0%, so this figure is 5.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 91.1%. The median 2017 Toyota Vitz in this dataset had covered 51,278 mi.
82% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Hybrid, which passed 93.3% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 93.9% of the time, April–September 89.9%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Wipers blade defective", noted on 2.36% of tests.
- 254 recorded tests behind this page.
- 91.7% overall pass rate, 91.1% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Toyota Vitz, the average is 87.8% — best year 2016 (94.6%), worst 2008 (79.8%).
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
- 254
- Typical mileage (median)
- 51,278 mi
- Make and model
- Toyota Vitz
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Wiper Blade
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Vitz MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 56% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Hybrid is the most common here (82% of tests).
Where the Toyota Vitz is most common
Across all Vitz model years on record (2008–2021): 3,316 Toyota Vitz cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 5,405 tests. Manchester (M) has the most, with 300 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.
| # | Postcode area | Cars | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester (M) | 300 | 92.1% |
| 2 | Birmingham (B) | 293 | 93.1% |
| 3 | Bolton (BL) | 155 | 88.6% |
| 4 | Romford (RM) | 150 | 92.7% |
| 5 | London (E) | 146 | 92.4% |
| 6 | Hayes (UB) | 117 | 92.8% |
| 7 | Ilford (IG) | 90 | 91.7% |
| 8 | Leicester (LE) | 81 | 92.4% |
| 9 | Croydon (CR) | 78 | 96.3% |
| 10 | Bradford (BD) | 76 | 92.9% |
| 11 | Wembley (HA) | 75 | 89.1% |
| 12 | London (N) | 71 | 94.0% |
| 13 | Blackburn (BB) | 69 | 97.2% |
| 14 | Oldham (OL) | 67 | 85.8% |
| 15 | Stoke On Trent (ST) | 64 | 85.3% |
| 16 | Luton (LU) | 61 | 89.6% |
| 17 | Leeds (LS) | 57 | 90.1% |
| 18 | Southampton (SO) | 56 | 80.2% |
| 19 | London (NW) | 54 | 86.5% |
| 20 | Slough (SL) | 53 | 91.9% |
The twenty areas with the most Toyota Vitz cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →
Regional pass rates for the Vitz
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 74 | 87.8% |
| London | 65 | 96.9% |
| West Midlands | 37 | 97.3% |
| North West | 32 | 87.5% |
| Yorkshire | 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 2017 Vitz
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 2017 Vitz
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 wipers and washers 2.4% of tests
“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.
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Check the lights 2.0% 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 suspension joints 1.6% of tests
“linkage ball joint dust cover 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.
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 2017 Vitz through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £14–£41 — and 62% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £14–£41
- Cheapest common item: rear fog lamp not working
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: parking brake performance inoperative on one…
- £60–£150
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 90%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 62%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 254 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 Vitz, side by side
14 model years on record, from 2008 to 2021. Across them the pass rate runs from 79.8% to 94.6% — a spread of 14.8 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2008 79.8% linkage ball joint dust cover…
- 2009 84.5% linkage ball joint dust cover…
- 2010 83.9% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2011 85.4% linkage ball joint dust cover…
- 2012 87.0% linkage ball joint dust cover…
- 2013 89.0% linkage ball joint dust cover…
- 2014 93.1% linkage ball joint dust cover…
- 2015 88.7% linkage ball joint dust cover…
- 2016 94.6% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2017 91.7%wipers blade defective
- 2018 93.4% rear fog lamp not working
- 2019 86.6% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2020 86.7% mirrors slightly damaged
- 2021 85.1% linkage ball joint dust cover…
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 2017 Toyota Vitz 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 2017 cars with a similar record
- Suzuki Celerio 91.7%
- Honda Cr-V 91.4%
- Porsche Panamera 92.0%
- Audi Tt 91.3%
- Honda Hr-V 91.3%
- Mercedes-Benz Sl 92.2%
Closest pass rates among 2017 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 2017 Toyota Vitz 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 8 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 142 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 43 | 30.30% | 12.21% | +18.09 |
| Tyres | 34 | 23.90% | 19.76% | +4.14 |
| Suspension | 24 | 16.90% | 20.98% | −4.08 |
| Brakes | 23 | 16.20% | 20.89% | −4.69 |
| Visibility | 10 | 7.00% | 4.97% | +2.03 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 4 | 2.80% | 5.52% | −2.72 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 2 | 1.40% | 5.57% | −4.17 |
| Non-component advisories | 2 | 1.40% | 4.18% | −2.78 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 2.4% | £8–22 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.0% | £3–15 |
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 1.6% | £18–45 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.6% | £5–25 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.2% | £5–20 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Major | 0.79% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 0.79% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 0.79% | £5–25 |
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 0.79% | £18–45 |
| Parking brake performance inoperative on one side Brakes | Major | 0.79% | £60–150 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 6.7% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 3.1% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 2.8% | £40–150 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 2.4% | £45–110 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 1.6% | £200–700 |
| Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Advisory | 1.6% | £5–25 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 38 | 92.1% | 21,603 mi |
| 30-60k | 121 | 95.0% | 44,740 mi |
| 60-90k | 59 | 93.2% | 70,524 mi |
| 90-120k | 21 | 85.7% | 101,177 mi |
| 120k+ | 14 | 64.3% | 199,502 mi |
Source: 254 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.
2017 Vitz MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2017 Toyota Vitz?
91.7% of the 254 2017 Toyota Vitz tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 86.0% for cars first used in 2017. First-attempt pass rate: 91.1%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2017 Toyota Vitz?
The three most recorded items are wipers blade defective (2.36%), rear fog lamp not working (1.97%), linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (1.57%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2017 Toyota Vitz MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 92.1% of the time, falling to 64.3% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2017 Toyota Vitz in this dataset had covered 51,278 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2017 Toyota Vitz?
Hybrid: 93.3% pass rate across 208 tests. Petrol: 84.8% pass rate across 46 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2017 Toyota Vitz MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 93.9% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 89.9%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.