Toyota Vitz, Buying guide and MOT record
In 2025, the Toyota Vitz passed 78.9% of 2,254 initial MOT tests, 6.6 points above the 72.3% UK average.
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Toyota Vitz at the MOT
78.9% of 2,254 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Vitz 212th of 575 models. Toyota Vitzes aged 6 to 10 years passed 88% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 76.3%.
First-time pass rate, 2025
Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.
Pass rate by age at test
Toyota Vitz tests in 2025.
Where Vitzes fail
Share of all failure items recorded on Toyota Vitz tests in 2025.
The items testers recorded most often were linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (10.3%), position lamp not working (6.3%) and rear fog lamp not working (6.2%).
The MOT page lists every common Vitz MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.
What to look at on a viewing
The Vitz's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.
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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.45.2% of Vitz failure items
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Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters.18.9% of Vitz failure items
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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.11.5% of Vitz failure items
Vitz engine sizes
1.3 litre engines made up 51% of Toyota Vitz MOT tests in 2025, followed by 1.0 litre at 32%.
Engine size at MOT, 2025
Share of 2,207 initial MOT tests in 2025.
Other Toyota models
The most-tested Toyota models in 2025, against the Vitz's 78.9% MOT pass rate.
Toyota Vitz FAQs
Is the Toyota Vitz 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 78.9% first-time pass rate for the Toyota Vitz across 2,254 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.
What should I check before buying a used Toyota Vitz?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, suspension and tyres. 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 Vitz'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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Check its finance, write-off, theft, mileage and keeper history with a £15 vehicle history report.
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. 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.