Toyota PROACE - 2021
127.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2021 is 80.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Toyota PROACE, model year 2021.
Sample size: 3,629 cars, 8,015 tests and 10,176 recorded faults.
0%
More faults compared to the average car of same model year
More faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 3,629 cars
The 2021 Toyota Proace shows a significantly higher overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 127 defects per 100 vehicles versus the average of 79. The model exhibits notable issues in categories such as brakes and visibility, where it performs worse than average, particularly in visibility defects, which are over double the average rate. Additionally, the Proace has a high number of defects related to lights and electrics, body structure, and other issues, all exceeding average values by a considerable margin. Mileage trends indicate an increasing defect rate as mileage rises, particularly in the 31,000 to 62,000-mile range. Overall, this model appears to face more specific challenges than the typical vehicle in its class.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 3,629 cars
More model years for Toyota PROACE
Other models from Toyota
Categories
Brakes
▼ 110.5% worse
84.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 40.0 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▼ 57.1% worse
1.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.7 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▼ 138.6% worse
34.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 245.5% worse
38.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 15.2% better
74.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 87.3 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▼ 328.6% worse
9.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
- Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
Equipment
▼ 40.0% worse
2.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Seat belt retractor not functioning as intended
Other
▼ 274.1% worse
10.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,782
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,189
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,125
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 430
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 404
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 352
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 336
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 320
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 298
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 283
Serious faults (Top 10)
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 404
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 283
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 140
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 132
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 127
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 84
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 84
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 79
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 65
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 61