MOT data by first-use year
2009 Toyota Urban Cruiser: MOT fail rate and common problems
DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 4,867 MOT tests · Updated
34.0% of 2009 Toyota Urban Cruiser cars failed their MOT at 16 years; measured against vehicles the same age and test year, about the same as the 2010 cars (3,756 MOT tests) [1].
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- −12.9 to −7.4 points: the gap to all class 4 vehicles the same age and test year, from 13 to 16 years, 4,867 MOT tests
- At 16 years (tested 2025): 34.0% failed, against 41.4% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 16 years in 2025, 1,111 MOT tests
- At 15 years (tested 2024): 33.3% failed, against 41.3% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 15 years in 2024, 1,215 MOT tests
Engine, fuel and mileage decide where one vehicle sits within these figures. Check the reg first.
Figures are for 2009 Toyota Urban Cruiser cars as a group, not for one car.
- Fail rate at 16 years (2025)
- 34.0%
- vs 41.4% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 16 years in 2025
- 1,111 MOT tests
- Gap to all class 4, same age and year
- −9.6 pts
- over ages 13–16: −12.9 to −7.4 pts
- 4,867 MOT tests
- Against the 2010 cars
- −0.8 pts
- 95% range −4.5 to +2.9 pts, same ages, each against its own test year
- 3,756 MOT tests
- MOT tests of 2009 cars
- 4,867
- tested 2022–2025, 4 ages with 1,000+ tests
- 4,867 MOT tests
About the same as the 2010 cars: −0.8 points at the same ages (13–15), each year against all class 4 vehicles the same age tested in its own year; 95% range −4.5 to +2.9, from 3,756 MOT tests of 2009 cars and 3,377 of the 2010 cars. Not adjusted for mileage.
Every Toyota Urban Cruiser year against all class 4 vehicles the same age
2009 Toyota Urban Cruiser fail rate at each MOT
From 2022 to 2025, as these cars went from 13 to 16 years old, the fail rate went from 26.8% to 34.0%, and the gap to all class 4 vehicles the same age and test year from −12.9 to −7.4 points. The widest gap was at 13 years (−12.9 points, 1,281 MOT tests).
| Test year | Age | Fail rate | 95% range | MOT tests | All class 4, same age and year | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13 years | 26.8% | 24.4%–29.3% | 1,281 | 39.7% | −12.9 pts |
| 2023 | 14 years | 30.7% | 28.2%–33.3% | 1,260 | 40.7% | −10.0 pts |
| 2024 | 15 years | 33.3% | 30.7%–36.0% | 1,215 | 41.3% | −8.0 pts |
| 2025 | 16 years | 34.0% | 31.3%–36.9% | 1,111 | 41.4% | −7.4 pts |
All class 4: every class 4 vehicle (cars and light vans) tested at that age in the same test year.
2009 against the 2010 cars, age by age
| Age | 2009 | Years either side |
|---|---|---|
| 13 years | 26.8% 1,281 MOT tests, tested 2022 | 2010: 29.1% (1,196, tested 2023) |
| 14 years | 30.7% 1,260 MOT tests, tested 2023 | 2010: 30.5% (1,148, tested 2024) |
| 15 years | 33.3% 1,215 MOT tests, tested 2024 | 2010: 31.8% (1,033, tested 2025) |
Each year was tested in a different calendar year; the verdict compares each against all class 4 vehicles the same age tested in its own year.
What fails on a Toyota Urban Cruiser at 16 years
All Toyota Urban Cruiser MOTs at 16 years, cars first used 2009 (1,112 MOT tests; DVSA item counts are not split by first-use year). The most common fail items: side/position light not working (4.6 per 100 MOT tests, a wear item), engine warning lamp at the petrol emissions check: not working or showing a fault (3.4 per 100 MOT tests) and wipers not clearing screen (3.1 per 100 MOT tests, a wear item).
No item fails at a clearly different rate from all class 4 vehicles the same age across 3 or more ages.
Car tax and ULEZ for a 2009 car
A car first registered in the UK in 2009 was issued a 58 (January–February), 09 (March–August) or 59 (September–December) plate, unless it was registered in Northern Ireland (no age identifier) or has since moved to a private plate. An imported one is plated when first registered here, so its plate can be newer than its first-use year. 09 plates
A 2009 car is taxed by its CO2 emissions band (A to M), shown on the V5C logbook. [2] Car tax calculator for a 2009 car
For the London ULEZ, a 2009 petrol usually meets Euro 4, and a 2009 diesel usually does not meet Euro 6. The Euro standard of the car decides, not the year alone. [3] ULEZ checker
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Questions people ask
What is the MOT fail rate of a 2009 Toyota Urban Cruiser?
34.0% at 16 years (tested 2025), from 1,111 MOT tests, against 41.4% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 16 years in 2025.
Does the 2009 Toyota Urban Cruiser fail more MOTs than the 2010?
0.8 percentage points apart at the same ages (13–15), each against all class 4 vehicles the same age and test year, from 3,756 MOT tests (95% range −4.5 to +2.9), so about the same.
At what ages were 2009 Toyota Urban Cruiser cars MOT tested in the data?
4 ages with at least 1,000 MOT tests: 13–16 years, tested 2022–2025, 4,867 MOT tests in all.
What fails most on a Toyota Urban Cruiser at 16 years?
4.6 in 100 MOT tests failed on side/position light not working, the most common fail item (a wear item); the most common non-wear item was engine warning lamp at the petrol emissions check: not working or showing a fault (3.4 in 100). From 1,112 MOT tests of Toyota Urban Cruiser cars first used 2009, not only 2009.
Sources
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 4,867 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.
- GOV.UK, Vehicle tax rates. Rules, not drawn from the MOT data.
- Transport for London, Ultra Low Emission Zone. Rules, not drawn from the MOT data.
Cars tested at 16 years are compared with every class 4 vehicle tested at 16 years in the same test year. These rates are not adjusted for mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data. How we compare