69.9%
Toyota Hilux pass rate
Used Toyota Hilux buying guide
In 2025, Toyota Hilux cars passed 69.9% of 75,434 initial MOT tests, 2.4 points below the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Toyota Hilux MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
−2.4
percentage points below average
Ranked on pass rate the Hilux sits 348th of 575 models in the data. Toyota as a brand averaged 75.1%, so this model runs 5.2 points behind its own brand. Toyota Hilux cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 81.9% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 59.1%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Toyota Hilux MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Hilux compares with similar cars.
Hilux fuel types
Diesel made up 99.6% of Toyota Hilux MOT tests in 2025, against 39.3% across all models in this data. Almost every used example you look at will be a diesel.
Where the Hilux fails its MOT
Where Toyota Hilux cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were position lamp not working (4.8%), wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (4.3%) and rigid brake pipes excessively corroded (2.9%). See every common Hilux MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Toyota Hilux that failed, not a claim that every Hilux has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Hilux?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting. 26.2% of Hilux failure items.
2
Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 23% of Hilux failure items.
3
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 17.8% of Hilux failure items.
4
Body, chassis, structure
Look underneath and along the sills for corrosion, and check for damaged or poorly repaired panels. 12.3% of Hilux failure items.
5
Visibility
Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly. 6.8% of Hilux failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
Hilux vs similar cars
Head-to-head comparisons on the same 2025 DVSA data.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Toyota Hilux failures cluster around lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used Toyota models
The most-tested Toyota models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the Hilux.
Used Toyota Hilux FAQs
Is the Toyota Hilux reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 69.9% first-time pass rate for the Toyota Hilux across 75,434 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older Toyota Hilux cars fail their MOT more often?
Toyota Hilux cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 81.9% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 59.1%. On an older example, the car's own MOT history tells you more than the model average.
What should I check before buying a used Toyota Hilux?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, brakes and suspension. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a Toyota Hilux's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.