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Toyota Urban Cruiser MOT fail rate by age and year

DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 15,071 MOT tests · Updated 7 Oct 2026

At 13 years, 28.7% of Toyota Urban Cruiser MOT tests ended in a fail (adjusted to typical mileage), against 38.9% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 13 (3,974 MOT tests) ^[1].

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Lights and electrics: fails less often than cars the same age (0.6–0.7×) at 13 years, 419 of 3,974 MOT tests
Mileage: median 84,035 miles at 13 years against 92,305 for all class 4 vehicles, 3,974 MOT tests
Before the mileage adjustment: 27.3% of MOT tests at 13 years ended in a fail, 3,974 MOT tests

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Figures are for the model, not one car, and compare with all class 4 vehicles tested at 13 in the same test year.

Fail rate at 13 years, typical mileage: 28.7%; vs 38.9% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 13; 3,974 MOT tests
Fail rate at 13 years, raw: 27.3%; vs 38.9% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 13; 3,974 MOT tests
Median mileage at 13 years: 84,035 mi; vs 92,305 mi for all class 4 vehicles; 3,974 MOT tests

Toyota Urban Cruiser MOT fail rate by age

Each line follows the cars first used in one year across the ages they were tested at from 2022 to 2025, so a line never mixes a 2005 car with a 2015 one. 15k DVSA MOT tests in all (15,071).

At 13 years and typical mileage that is 26% fewer fails than all class 4 vehicles tested at 13 (3,974 MOT tests).

Toyota Urban Cruiser, one line per first-use year (darker = newer) all class 4 vehicles at the same age

Toyota Urban Cruiser: share of MOT tests that failed, by age. Only ages with at least 1,000 MOT tests. 'Typical mileage' is n/a where the model's mileage bands cover less than 80% of the national mix.
Age	MOT tests	Raw	Typical mileage	All class 4	Difference
11	1,622	25.0%	25.9%	35.0%	−9.1 pts
12	2,803	26.7%	28.0%	37.3%	−9.3 pts
13	3,974	27.3%	28.7%	38.9%	−10.1 pts
14	3,312	30.3%	31.2%	40.1%	−8.9 pts
15	2,248	32.6%	33.5%	41.1%	−7.6 pts
16	1,112	34.0%	33.7%	41.7%	−8.0 pts

Lower MOT fail rate than average: 27.3% raw · 28.7% at typical mileage, against 38.9% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 13, 3,974 MOT tests. Which years? See the full verdict

What fails on a Toyota Urban Cruiser at 13 years

3 of 11 parts fail clearly more or less often than on cars the same age, with the same direction at 3 or more ages up to 18 years and no mixed picture.

What failed at 13 years, per 100 MOT tests (3,974 MOT tests), against all class 4 vehicles tested at 13. A test that fails on two parts counts for both.
Part	Per 100	All class 4	Compared	Most common fail
Lights and electrics	10.5	17.0	fails less often than cars the same age (0.6–0.7×)	Position lamp not working (MOT fail)
Suspension	5.9	14.9	fails less often than cars the same age (0.4–0.5×)	Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (MOT fail)
Tyres	3.8	7.3	fails less often than cars the same age (0.4–0.6×)	Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (MOT fail)
Brakes	10.1	9.1	about average for cars the same age	Brake pipe excessively corroded (MOT fail)
Visibility	6.2	5.6	about average for cars the same age	Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (MOT fail)
Emissions and leaks	3.9	4.3	about average for cars the same age	Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction (MOT fail)

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The figures here describe Toyota Urban Cruiser cars as a group. A registration shows one car's own DVSA record: its MOT tests, the mileage at each test and the recall flag.

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Check a Toyota Urban Cruiser for an outstanding recall Whether DVSA's MOT record flags an outstanding safety recall for that registration.

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Toyota Urban Cruiser recalls

6 DVSA recalls list this model by name [2]. Vehicles are DVSA's count of affected Toyota Urban Cruiser vehicles. The latest:

R/2026/321 Title of Recall Rear Door Outside Handle replacement on Urban Cruiser (521 vehicles of this model), built Apr 2025 to Nov 2025. From the recall's stated risk: “During the manufacturing process of the rear outer door handle an insufficient amount of grease may have been applied to components of the internal linkage.”
R/2019/333 Also covers the Toyota Urban Cruiser: Incorrectly installed covers could prevent the seat-mounted side airbag from deploying (3,887 vehicles of this model), built Dec 2008 to Mar 2013. From the recall's stated risk: “Incorrectly installed covers could prevent the seat-mounted side air bag from deploying properly.”
R/2015/206 Also covers the Toyota Urban Cruiser: Risk of fire (123,306 vehicles of this model), built Jun 2005 to Dec 2010. From the recall's stated risk: “Affected vehicles are equipped with a driver’s side Power Window Master Switch (PWMS) containing sliding electrical contact modules.”

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Toyota Urban Cruiser against similar cars at 13 years

Same class and fuel, all tested at 13 years, at typical mileage.

Model	Fail rate	95% range	MOT tests
Toyota Urban Cruiser	28.7%	27.2% to 30.4%	3,974
Nissan Juke MOT fail rate	45.3%	44.9% to 45.8%	49,798
MINI Countryman MOT fail rate	28.6%	27.9% to 29.4%	18,076
Kia Soul MOT fail rate	43.1%	42.1% to 44.2%	10,336
Suzuki SX4 MOT fail rate	45.5%	44.2% to 46.7%	8,648
Mitsubishi Asx MOT fail rate	31.4%	30.2% to 32.7%	5,904
Suzuki Jimny MOT fail rate	35.1%	32.2% to 38.0%	3,282

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Questions people ask

How often does a Toyota Urban Cruiser fail its MOT at 13 years?

28.7% of MOT tests at 13 years ended in a fail at typical mileage (27.3% as tested), from 3,974 MOT tests, against 38.9% for all class 4 vehicles the same age; the Nissan Juke was at 45.3%.

What fails most on a Toyota Urban Cruiser at 13 years?

10.5 in 100 MOT tests at 13 years failed on lights and electrics, most often "position lamp not working", then suspension (5.9) and tyres (3.8), from 3,974 MOT tests.

How does the Toyota Urban Cruiser compare with the Nissan Juke?

At 13 years the Toyota Urban Cruiser failed 28.7% of MOT tests at typical mileage, the Nissan Juke 45.3% and the MINI Countryman 28.6%, from 3,974, 49,798 and 18,076 MOT tests.

What mileage does a Toyota Urban Cruiser have at 13 years?

A median of 84,035 miles at the MOT test at 13 years, against 92,305 for all class 4 vehicles the same age, from 3,974 MOT tests.

Sources

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 15,071 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Vehicle safety recalls data. DVSA recall data. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.

Cars tested at 13 years are compared only with vehicles tested at 13 years in the same year, adjusted to typical mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data.