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Toyota Hiace reliability
The Toyota Hiace fails its MOT about as often as most cars over 10 years old: 35.4% of 7,163 tests failed in 2023, against 39.7% on average.
Over 10 years old
35.4% failed their MOT
From 7,163 MOT tests of Toyota Hiaces this age.
Where it does worse than other cars this age
Fails 5× as oftenComponent mounting prescribed areas6.9% vs 1.4%
Fails 36% more oftenStop lamp5.3% vs 3.9%Fix about £30
Fails 77% more oftenWipers4.6% vs 2.6%
Fails 2× as oftenRigid brake pipes3.7% vs 1.7%Fix about £120
Advised 2× as oftenRigid brake pipes18% vs 8.3%Fix about £120
Advised 60% more oftenAnti-roll bars9.6% vs 6%
Advised 44% more oftenSprings9.1% vs 6.3%Fix about £150
Advised 67% more oftenRegistration plate lamp(s)8.7% vs 5.2%Fix about £30
Checking a Toyota Hiace before you buy
Look at the parts above at the viewing, and read the car’s own MOT history: advisories for the same parts suggest the problem is already starting. Sweep’s free check shows every MOT, advisory and mileage reading for a registration.
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT tests 2023 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Failure rates compare this model with all cars in the same age band. Fix prices are typical independent-garage estimates.