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Toyota Supra, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls

2,201 Toyota Supras are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 88.1% of initial MOT tests, 15.8 points above the 72.3% UK average.

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Toyota Supra at the MOT

88.1% of 2,335 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Supra 68th of 575 models. Toyota Supras aged 3 to 5 years passed 93.9% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 83.8%.

First-time pass rate, 2025

Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.

  • Toyota Supra88.1%
  • All Toyota modelsThe Supra is 13 pts ahead75.1%
  • All cars72.3%

Pass rate by age at test

Toyota Supra tests in 2025.

  • 3 to 5 years743 tests93.9%
  • 11 years and over1,307 tests83.8%

Where Supras fail

Share of all failure items recorded on Toyota Supra tests in 2025.

  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment27.5%
  • Tyres13%
  • Brakes12.9%
  • Suspension11.6%
  • Noise, emissions and leaks11.1%

The items testers recorded most often were condition has ply or cords exposed (4.9%), wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.8%) and registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements (3.3%).

The MOT page lists every common Supra MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.

Full Toyota Supra MOT record

What to look at on a viewing

The Supra's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks 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.27.5% of Supra failure items

  2. 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.13% of Supra failure items

  3. 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.12.9% of Supra failure items

Toyota Supras in the UK

2,201 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has grown 11% since the end of 2014.

Change since 2014
+11%from 1,978 licensed
First registered in 2025
8against 321 in 2021
Declared off the road
2,60854% of those registered, under SORN

Licensed Toyota Supras since 2014

Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.

Show the figures
DateLicensed
End of 20141,978
End of 20151,920
End of 20161,807
End of 20171,707
End of 20181,575
End of 20191,609
End of 20201,644
End of 20211,876
End of 20222,029
End of 20232,078
End of 20242,044
End of 20252,004
End of June 20262,201

Supra engine sizes

3.0 litre engines made up 91% of Toyota Supra MOT tests in 2025, followed by 2.0 litre at 7.8%. Petrol accounts for 100% of licensed Supras.

Engine size at MOT, 2025

Share of 2,333 initial MOT tests in 2025.

  • 3.0 litre91.4%
  • 2.0 litre7.8%

Toyota Supra recalls

4 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Toyota Supra. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every Supra is affected.

  1. Feb 2026 R/2026/034

    RWT (reinforced water tightness) starter on Toyota 4-cylinder GR Supra

    Supras built Sep 2020 to Mar 2025 · 803 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    For affected vehicles due to unexpected wear on an internal component the starter motor may not function properly. In some cases this could lead to a non-starting engine or in extreme cases cause a thermal event or fire when attempting to start the engine or while driving.
    Remedy
    Replacement of the Starter motor.

  2. Jan 2024 R/2023/343

    Affected vehicles are equipped with a transmission control computer where there is a possibility that the weld of the control computer case joint surface could be insufficient

    Supras built Jan 2023 to Feb 2023 · 3 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Remedy
    Replace the transmission valve body with a new one containing a new transmission control computer

  3. Sep 2021 R/2021/303

    Engine management software could cause the oil/vacuum pump to become damaged

    Supras built Apr 2019 to Jun 2021 · 634 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Remedy
    Reflash the engine control unit (ECU).

  4. Jan 2021 R/2020/338

    The fuel tank may not have been welded properly and could leak fuel

    Supras built Jun 2019 to Oct 2019 · 2 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The fuel tank in the subject vehicles may not have been welded properly and could leak fuel.
    Remedy
    Replace the Fuel Tank.
How to check a specific Supra for recalls

Other Toyota models

The most-tested Toyota models in 2025, against the Supra's 88.1% MOT pass rate.

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Toyota Supra FAQs

How many Toyota Supras are there in the UK?

2,201 Toyota Supras were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 2,608 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.

Is the Toyota Supra 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 an 88.1% first-time pass rate for the Toyota Supra across 2,335 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.

Has the Toyota Supra had any recalls?

4 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Toyota Supra. The most recent was published in February 2026. A recall applies to vehicles built in a set period, so check a specific car on the GOV.UK vehicle recall checker.

What should I check before buying a used Toyota Supra?

On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, tyres and brakes. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.

How do I check a Toyota Supra'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.

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Across the 1,548 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the Toyota history check. To confirm a car's identity, see the Toyota VIN check.

  • Outstanding finance
  • Write-off records
  • Stolen markers
  • Mileage history
  • Previous keepers

MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Recalls are from the DVSA vehicle recalls data, with recalls launched up to October 2026. Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.