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MOT reliability

Toyota Tacoma

443 vehicles · 1,474 completed MOT tests analysed
78%
MOT pass rate

Based on 443 Toyota Tacoma vehicles and 1,474 completed MOT tests, the Toyota Tacoma has an overall 78% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 64,411 miles.

443
Vehicles
1,474
MOT tests
7,435
Avg miles / year
1.3
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share

Toyota Tacoma problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Toyota Tacoma MOT tests:

  • Other51%
  • Lamps & electrical20%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension18%
  • Brakes7%
  • Visibility5%
  • Emissions & nuisance3%
  • Steering3%
  • Body & structure2%

Toyota Tacoma pass rate by age

How the Toyota Tacoma's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
16383%
27583%
315577%
415381%
512884%
612179%
710377%
89774%
99079%
107373%
117364%
125874%
133969%
142080%
152157%
162370%
171765%
181662%
191369%
20650%

Fuel types: Petrol (442), Diesel (1)

Most common Toyota Tacoma MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Toyota Tacoma MOT tests:

  1. Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i)) (21 times)
  2. Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) (20 times)
  3. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (19 times)
  4. Offside Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt (18 times)
  5. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (16 times)
  6. Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside (1.8) (16 times)
  7. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (15 times)
  8. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) (15 times)
  9. Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside (1.8) (15 times)
  10. Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) (15 times)
  11. Headlamp masks/converters fitted (14 times)
  12. Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) (14 times)
  13. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (13 times)
  14. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (13 times)
  15. Nearside Front Window excessively tinted but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (b) (i)) (12 times)

Toyota Tacoma pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2025 1 2 50% 10,170
2024 5 6 83% 621
2023 3 3 100% 17,113
2022 13 36 71% 36,251
2021 22 42 93% 26,236
2020 14 29 97% 28,613
2019 15 36 86% 29,835
2018 31 71 86% 30,557
2017 36 97 79% 39,260
2016 24 71 79% 44,434
2015 19 66 83% 60,263
2014 16 54 74% 67,290
2013 21 85 81% 65,811
2012 16 59 86% 54,129
2011 17 67 73% 61,667
2010 14 48 85% 64,305
2009 14 40 78% 77,255
2008 20 79 77% 83,128
2007 21 77 73% 87,857
2006 19 66 76% 85,507
2005 21 90 81% 82,512
2004 16 70 69% 84,643
2003 11 42 76% 96,884
2002 11 62 68% 114,945
2001 7 27 70% 92,451
2000 7 27 67% 93,120
1999 9 25 80% 123,742
1998 3 15 73% 135,264
1997 4 38 63% 100,801
1996 6 25 76% 125,956
1995 5 15 73% 135,419
1994 1 4 50% 151,041
1989 1 2 50% 268,387

Toyota Tacoma reliability FAQ

Across 443 Toyota Tacoma vehicles in our MOT data, 78% pass the MOT (a 22% failure rate), with about 1.3 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Toyota Tacoma MOT issues are: Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i)); Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii)); Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)).

The typical Toyota Tacoma in our data has covered around 64,411 miles.

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