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Toyota Hi Ace — Reliability by Year

45,068 vehicles · MOT data 1980–2011 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Toyota Hi Ace was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

Best pass rate year
2011
79.9% pass rate · 474 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
1986
61.1% pass rate · 158 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2011
79.9%
94,465 mi 474
2010
79.7%
96,675 mi 838
2009
79.2%
92,225 mi 951
2008
79.2%
101,093 mi 1,761
2007
78.6%
101,234 mi 2,300
2006
77.4%
107,561 mi 821
2005
76.6%
111,508 mi 675
2004
76.4%
107,754 mi 791
2003
75.7%
111,446 mi 847
2002
74.9%
119,012 mi 987
2001
74.8%
116,445 mi 1,624
2000
73.2%
122,474 mi 2,021
1999
72.4%
128,288 mi 3,416
1998
71.8%
136,417 mi 3,935
1997
71.1%
141,303 mi 2,973
1996
70.8%
144,876 mi 2,152
1995
72.3%
130,620 mi 596
1994
70.6%
132,937 mi 485
1993
70.2%
134,335 mi 575
1992
68.7%
135,274 mi 754
1991
67.8%
145,033 mi 1,016
1990
65.4%
120,589 mi 1,067
1989
66.8%
138,351 mi 229
1988
70.7%
147,316 mi 210
1986
61.1%
137,660 mi 158
1985
70.4%
107,569 mi 746
1984
64.4%
111,345 mi 806
1983
66.9%
103,247 mi 1,157
1982
73.3%
98,452 mi 2,709
1981
63.1%
63,664 mi 3,806
1980
66.8%
71,609 mi 4,188

Which year Toyota Hi Ace is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 63,664 miles (newest year) to 147,316 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Toyota Hi Ace.

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