Toyota Urban Cruiser MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Toyota Urban Cruiser took 4,012 MOT tests in Britain and passed 72% of them first time, close to the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.

MOT tests in 2023: 4,012
First-time pass rate: 72%
All cars: 71%

What the Urban Cruiser fails on

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.

Lights and electrics11.2% (all cars 11.3%)
Brakes9.9% (all cars 6.8%)
Visibility6.5% (all cars 4.8%)
Suspension5.7% (all cars 9.0%)
Exhaust and emissions4.2% (all cars 3.1%)
Tyres4.2% (all cars 6.4%)
Body and structure3.2% (all cars 3.5%)
Seat belts and airbags0.9% (all cars 1.0%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Position lamp: not working 4.1%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 3.3%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction 2.7%
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded 2.4%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 2.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 1.9%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect 1.9%
Electronic stability control: warning lamp indicates a fault 1.8%

Most common advisories

Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 16.3%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 16.2%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material 15.3%
Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 11.2%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 8.0%
Brake pads: wearing thin 5.5%
Coil spring: corroded 5.3%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread 4.5%

Pass rate by year of registration

Older cars fail more often whatever the model, so compare a car with others of the same age.

First registered	Tests	Pass rate
2009	1,251	69%
2010	1,188	71%
2011	983	74%
2012	586	79%

Typical mileage by age

Average odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age in years at the test.

Age at test	Average mileage
11 years	78,613 miles
12 years	82,203 miles
13 years	87,348 miles
14 years	88,257 miles

Check a particular Urban Cruiser

Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.

Other Toyota models

Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.