71.2%
Toyota Proace pass rate
Used Toyota Proace buying guide
In 2025, Toyota Proace cars passed 71.2% of 16,170 initial MOT tests, 1.1 points below the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Toyota Proace MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
−1.1
percentage points below average
Ranked on pass rate the Proace sits 332nd of 575 models in the data. Toyota as a brand averaged 75.1%, so this model runs 3.9 points behind its own brand. Toyota Proace cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 76.4% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 52%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Toyota Proace MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Proace compares with similar cars.
Proace fuel types
Diesel made up 95.6% of Toyota Proace 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 Proace fails its MOT
Where Toyota Proace 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 wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (7.8%), joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (7.1%) and position lamp not working (6.1%). See every common Proace MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Toyota Proace that failed, not a claim that every Proace has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Proace?
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. 37.2% of Proace 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. 14.1% of Proace failure items.
3
Visibility
Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly. 12.3% of Proace failure items.
4
Tyres
Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear. 10.9% of Proace failure items.
5
Body, chassis, structure
Look underneath and along the sills for corrosion, and check for damaged or poorly repaired panels. 10.3% of Proace 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.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Toyota Proace 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 Proace.
Used Toyota Proace FAQs
Is the Toyota Proace 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 71.2% first-time pass rate for the Toyota Proace across 16,170 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older Toyota Proace cars fail their MOT more often?
Toyota Proace cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 76.4% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 52%. 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 Proace?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, brakes and visibility. 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 Proace'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.