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Toyota Hi Lux — Reliability by Year

7,798 vehicles · MOT data 1980–1997 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Toyota Hi Lux 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
1997
75.0% pass rate · 116 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
1982
25.0% pass rate · 1,353 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
1997
75.0%
115,455 mi 116
1996
73.6%
147,059 mi 196
1995
72.0%
151,171 mi 292
1994
68.7%
149,778 mi 339
1993
69.9%
139,870 mi 395
1992
71.8%
133,394 mi 268
1991
68.7%
141,288 mi 188
1990
71.6%
143,203 mi 110
1984
135
1983
34.0%
110,860 mi 1,494
1982
25.0%
185,649 mi 1,353
1981
75.0%
40,693 mi 1,488
1980
60.0%
22,576 mi 1,424

Which year Toyota Hi Lux is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests.

Tests range from an average of 22,576 miles (newest year) to 185,649 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 Lux.

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