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Toyota Camry
MOT 2024

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Toyota

Camry

3,429 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Camrys pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 8.6 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

86.1%

Pass-after-fix

3.9%

Fail

9.4%

Avg miles

77,708

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

ULEZ borderline — check VRM

This model's production run straddles the January 2006 Euro 4 cutoff. Individual cars vary — check your registration plate on the government's ULEZ checker. Daily charges if driven in the zone: London £12.50 · Birmingham £8.00 .

UK ULEZ & CAZ guide →

Performance by cohort

3 year bands · 3,429 tests

Pass rate climbs 18.3 points across the cohorts — newer Camry examples clear the test more reliably than the early cars.

Pre-2018 cohort 1,482

Pass

76.4%

Fail

15.9%

PRS

7.0%

Avg mileage at test

111,303 mi

2018–2020 cohort 1,442

Pass

93.1%

Fail

4.5%

PRS

1.8%

Avg mileage at test

57,704 mi

2021+ cohort 505

Pass

94.7%

Fail

4.8%

PRS

0.6%

Avg mileage at test

36,744 mi

Cohort = vehicle's first-registration year band. Same model, different generations of build.

The picture

Camry: above-average pass rates, with caveats

Across 1,768 MOT tests, the Camry returns 84.6% first-time pass — above the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a split CV-joint boot. Windscreen damage and a number-plate lamp out round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 72,964, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

ABI Insurance Group

Group 28–36

Above average — worth comparing quotes before buying. Lower groups cost less to insure; UK fleet average is around Group 22.

Source: ABI Group Rating Panel · administered by Thatcham Research · groups cover standard variants; performance trims may sit higher. Browse all insurance groups →

28–36

out of 50

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Top ten reasons for rejection.

Filter failures:

  1. 01

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated

    68 occurrences · 2.0% of tests

  2. 02

    Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view

    54 occurrences · 1.6% of tests

  3. 03

    Wiper blade defective

    46 occurrences · 1.3% of tests

  4. 04

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    39 occurrences · 1.1% of tests

  5. 05

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    37 occurrences · 1.1% of tests

  6. 06

    Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective

    34 occurrences · 1.0% of tests

  7. 07

    A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated

    32 occurrences · 0.9% of tests

  8. 08

    Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

    32 occurrences · 0.9% of tests

  9. 09

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc

    30 occurrences · 0.9% of tests

  10. 10

    The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired

    30 occurrences · 0.9% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 3 failures

£88–£175

If every one of this Camry's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Year-band analysis

Best year to buy. Worst to avoid.

First-time MOT pass rate split by registration band. A 18.3-point gap between bands means the year you buy Toyota Camry has a real effect on what turns up at the garage.

Best band to buy

94.7%

2021+ registration

the 2021-on band climbs to 94.7% — a 18.3-point improvement. Tests in this band average 36,744 miles — roughly 75K miles fewer on the clock than the older band. Failures here are mostly wear items: damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view, tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm — the structural issues that drag down older examples don't appear in the top-10 for this band. Post-2020 examples are early in their MOT life and generally show the cleanest records.

Band to be cautious about

76.4%

Pre-2018 registration

On the older band (pre-2018), the data shows a 76.4% pass rate against a fleet average of 94.7% on the newer band. The main culprits logged at test: constant velocity boot severely deteriorated, inoperative in the case of multiple lamps…, and damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view. Average mileage on test for this band is 111,303 miles — high-mileage wear items are a recurring theme.

Best band to buy: 2021+ (94.7% first-time pass). Worst band to avoid: pre-2018 (76.4% pass). That's a 18.3-point spread across 1,482 older tests and 505 newer ones — year of build makes a material difference on this model.

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

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Bosch Aerotwin wiper blades

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

H7 / W21W bulb pack

A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.

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Item 03 · Amazon UK

Digital tyre-tread depth gauge

Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.

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Recall history

4 UK recalls on record.

The Camry has 4 official UK vehicle recalls covering defect details, remedies, and affected build dates.

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Buying or keeping a Camry?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Camry and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.