Toyota Hilux — reliability by registration year

1998–2022 · 23 registration years · 68,797 first tests

2022 breaks the run — 2.6 pp better than the years either side 2017 breaks the run — 2.7 pp better than the years either side

Registration years

First-attempt MOT results for every Hilux registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.

Toyota Hilux first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2022 5,889 84.9% 89.1% Headlamp aim 13.0%
2.6 pp better than the years either side What failed 2022 Hiluxs most often: Headlamp aim (13.0%) · Brake pads (front) (11.3%) · Visibility — Wipers (front) (10.1%)
2021 7,700 82.3% 87.6% Brake pads (front) 13.6%
2020 4,709 80.0% 85.9% Registration plate lamp(s) 10.1%
2019 4,802 78.9% 84.0% Registration plate lamp(s) 11.1%
2018 5,088 76.1% 82.5% Registration plate lamp(s) 11.7%
2017 4,679 75.1% 80.7% Registration plate lamp(s) 10.4%
2.7 pp better than the years either side What failed 2017 Hiluxs most often: Registration plate lamp(s) (10.4%) · Brake pads (front) (10.3%) · Leaf spring (rear) (10.0%)
2016 4,151 68.8% 74.8% Coil spring (front) 13.8%
2015 5,140 64.5% 71.3% Position lamp (front) 20.2%
2014 4,427 62.5% 69.0% Position lamp (front) 17.3%
2013 3,546 59.7% 67.2% Position lamp (front) 17.6%
2012 3,400 58.1% 64.0% Position lamp (front) 15.1%
2011 3,180 56.4% 63.0% Position lamp (front) 15.8%
2010 2,040 56.1% 63.1% Rbt (sp) 15.0%
2009 1,494 56.6% 63.6% Position lamp (front) 16.6%
2008 1,645 56.0% 61.6% Position lamp (front) 15.1%
2007 1,475 57.5% 64.8% Rbt (sp) 14.2%
2006 820 57.8% 63.8% Position lamp (front) 14.5%
2005 931 58.0% 63.2% Rear fog lamp 14.2%
2004 1,121 52.6% 59.1% Rear fog lamp 15.4%
2003 773 55.2% 62.4% Rear fog lamp 15.3%
2002 742 58.2% 64.8% Rbt (sp) 16.5%
1999 508 61.0% 68.9%
1998 537 55.1% 60.5%

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