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Toyota Prius — Reliability by Year

147,611 vehicles · MOT data 1998–2024 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Toyota Prius 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
2021
95.3% pass rate · 2,006 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
1998
75.2% pass rate · 101 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2024 First MOTs due 2027+ 35,587 mi 168
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 46,732 mi 347
2022
95.0%
36,153 mi 1,186
2021
95.3%
37,022 mi 2,006
2020
93.3%
39,707 mi 6,752
2019
93.0%
48,565 mi 10,433
2018
92.9%
56,690 mi 10,411
2017
91.9%
66,174 mi 10,700
2016
90.2%
75,316 mi 10,352
2015
86.1%
94,340 mi 9,549
2014
85.6%
96,358 mi 10,872
2013
84.5%
101,263 mi 9,190
2012
83.4%
108,298 mi 9,013
2011
80.9%
115,585 mi 8,002
2010
80.5%
110,343 mi 11,114
2009
80.5%
99,873 mi 8,060
2008
80.9%
95,904 mi 8,767
2007
79.8%
93,906 mi 8,679
2006
78.7%
99,891 mi 4,994
2005
78.1%
100,052 mi 3,748
2004
77.5%
99,082 mi 1,612
2003
77.8%
87,967 mi 382
2002
80.8%
82,934 mi 312
2001
78.8%
88,432 mi 627
2000
78.6%
81,658 mi 234
1998
75.2%
74,338 mi 101

* UK vehicles require their first MOT at 3 years old. Recent model years shown in grey have little or no MOT test data yet — pass rate data will build up as those vehicles mature.

Which year Toyota Prius 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 36,153 miles (newest year) to 115,585 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 Prius.

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