Toyota Hi-Ace reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Toyota

Model: Hi-Ace

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 54,328 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

73.1%

Share of this model's 54,328 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

CO2 emission

Euro emissions

Tax cost

£375/yr

Average vehicle miles

159,244

High average mileage in the analysed fleet.

Life expectancy miles

159,244

Healthy mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

19.9

Older average age in the represented fleet.

Vehicles represented

6,259

6,258 valid MOT, 1 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

54,328

54,328 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Rare

6,259On the road

Insight summary

Toyota Hi-Ace is a rare model in this snapshot, with 6,259 represented vehicles and 0.02% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 73.1% from 54,328 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 53. The current pool shows an average of 159,244 miles and an average age of 19.9 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 159,244 miles. Diesel leads the fuel split, followed by petrol, and the most frequent defect themes are windscreen damage, lighting and anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn. The practical read is that the Toyota Hi-Ace looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
DIESEL	6,009
PETROL	244
LPG	3
GAS	1
GAS BI-FUEL	1
OTHER	1

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	1,680
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	1,240
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	1,232
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	1,114
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	1,063
Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	742
Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	673
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	641
Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))	604
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	589
Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	586
Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))	574
Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	543
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	507
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	470
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	439
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	436
Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))	402
Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))	400
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	380
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))	371
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	355
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	344
Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	334
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	323

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 16,042 defects across this top 25 set

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

1,680

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

1,240

Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

1,232

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

1,114

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

1,063

Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

742

Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

673

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

641

Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))

604

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

589

Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

586

Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))

574

Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

543

Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

507

Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))

470

Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

439

Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

436

Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))

402

Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))

400

Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

380

Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))

371

Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

355

Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

344

Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

334

Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

323

Toyota Hi-Ace reliability and MOT data