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Toyota Proace MOT fail rate by age

How often the Toyota Proace fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 41,151 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 5 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 5 (n=7,206)23.9%
All cars at 5 years (n=9,425,360)15.3%
Median mileage at test59,463
All cars, median mileage37,103

307 of 338 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 5 years.

What stands out

  • At 3 years the Toyota Proace fails 23.0% of MOTs (6,369 tests), 10.9 points above the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 10 years it fails 48.2% (2,080 tests), 17.9 points above the 30.3% average.
  • The gap is widest at 9 years: 20.4 points above all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 5 years: Driveshaft CV boot split, at 1.2 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

3 years 10 years 53.0%

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Toyota Proace: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
AgeMOT fail rateTests (n)All carsDifferenceMedian mileage
3 years23.0%6,36912.1%+10.9 pts37,105 miles
4 years25.6%7,05013.4%+12.2 pts48,314 miles
5 years23.9%7,20615.3%+8.5 pts59,463 miles
6 years26.1%6,15517.8%+8.3 pts68,583 miles
7 years33.7%5,36820.6%+13.1 pts79,743 miles
8 years39.7%4,19623.8%+16.0 pts87,493 miles
9 years47.5%2,72727.1%+20.4 pts95,339 miles
10 years48.2%2,08030.3%+17.9 pts102,597 miles

Most common fail items at 5 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Driveshaft CV boot split Major1.2

Out of 7,206 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Wipers not clearing screen Major4.3
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Major4
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous3.2
Dipped headlight not working Major2.9
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous2.6
Side/position light not working Major1.8
Tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Major1.4
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Major1.1
Brake light not working Major1.1

Out of 7,206 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 5 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Toyota Yaris13.1%104,04715.3%
Toyota Aygo12.8%82,67315.3%
Toyota C-HR15.5%66,69815.3%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated .

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First usedAge at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
201510 years in 202548.1%1,05230.3%
20178 years in 202533.1%1,57823.8%
20187 years in 202528.4%1,97720.6%
20196 years in 202522.3%1,83517.8%
20205 years in 202521.1%1,49015.3%
20214 years in 202525.3%1,38213.4%

More on the Toyota Proace

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

Looking at one Toyota Proace?

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 22 September 2026.

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