What year Toyota Picnic is most reliable?

Based on MOT first-test pass rates, the 2001 Toyota Picnic has the highest pass rate at 75.5%, out of 310 vehicles tested.

What are the most common Toyota Picnic MOT failures?

The most common Toyota Picnic MOT failures vary by year. Check the individual year pages for detailed defect breakdowns — links in the table above.

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Toyota Picnic — Reliability by Year

9,586 vehicles · MOT data 1996–2001 · first-test pass rates

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

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Best pass rate year

2001

75.5% pass rate · 310 vehicles

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Lowest pass rate year

1996

70.8% pass rate · 371 vehicles

Year	Pass rate	Avg mileage	Vehicles
2001	75.5%	97,027 mi	310
2000	73.5%	104,334 mi	1,178
1999	72.2%	108,824 mi	2,336
1998	71.3%	112,079 mi	2,516
1997	71.5%	112,691 mi	2,875
1996	70.8%	113,257 mi	371

Which year Toyota Picnic is most reliable?

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

Tests range from an average of 97,027 miles (newest year) to 113,257 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 Picnic.

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