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Toyota Voxy
MOT 2024

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Toyota

Voxy

5,283 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Voxys pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 12.2 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

89.7%

Pass-after-fix

2.8%

Fail

7.0%

Avg miles

66,644

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 .

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Performance by cohort

3 year bands · 5,283 tests

Pass rate climbs 4.4 points across the cohorts — newer Voxy examples clear the test more reliably than the early cars.

Pre-2018 cohort 3,911

Pass

88.3%

Fail

8.3%

PRS

2.9%

Avg mileage at test

73,364 mi

2018–2020 cohort 1,195

Pass

93.9%

Fail

3.5%

PRS

2.3%

Avg mileage at test

49,630 mi

2021+ cohort 177

Pass

92.7%

Fail

2.8%

PRS

4.0%

Avg mileage at test

35,140 mi

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

The picture

Voxy: above-average pass rates, with caveats

Across 1,175 MOT tests, the Voxy returns 83.4% first-time pass — above the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a torn suspension dust cover. A number-plate lamp out and a defective headlamp lens round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 79,183, 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 10–28

Below the fleet average — generally reasonable to insure. 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 →

10–28

out of 50

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Top ten reasons for rejection.

Filter failures:

  1. 01

    A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated

    88 occurrences · 1.7% of tests

  2. 02

    A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc

    68 occurrences · 1.3% of tests

  3. 03

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

    65 occurrences · 1.2% of tests

  4. 04

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    49 occurrences · 0.9% of tests

  5. 05

    Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective

    43 occurrences · 0.8% of tests

  6. 06

    An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    38 occurrences · 0.7% of tests

  7. 07

    A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated

    37 occurrences · 0.7% of tests

  8. 08

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    35 occurrences · 0.7% of tests

  9. 09

    A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated

    31 occurrences · 0.6% of tests

  10. 10

    A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn

    29 occurrences · 0.5% 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 5 failures

£238–£690

If every one of this Voxy'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 5.6-point gap between bands means the year you buy Toyota Voxy has a real effect on what turns up at the garage.

Best band to buy

93.9%

2018–2020 registration

the 2018–2020 band climbs to 93.9% — a 5.6-point improvement. Tests in this band average 49,630 miles — roughly 24K miles fewer on the clock than the older band. Failures here are mostly wear items: inoperative in the case of multiple lamps…, ball joint dust cover no longer prevents… — the structural issues that drag down older examples don't appear in the top-10 for this band. The stricter post-2018 MOT test rules meant manufacturers had to tighten up emissions and electrical checks, but this band still shows far fewer major failures on suspension and bodywork than the older fleet.

Band to be cautious about

88.3%

Pre-2018 registration

On the older band (pre-2018), the data shows a 88.3% pass rate against a fleet average of 93.9% on the newer band. The main culprits logged at test: ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated, ball joint dust cover no longer prevents…, and inoperative in the case of multiple lamps…. Average mileage on test for this band is 73,364 miles — high-mileage wear items are a recurring theme.

Best band to buy: 2018-2020 (93.9% first-time pass). Worst band to avoid: pre-2018 (88.3% pass). That's a 5.6-point spread across 3,911 older tests and 1,195 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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H7 / W21W bulb pack

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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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Headlight restoration kit

Yellowed lenses fail the light-output test. A restoration kit lifts the haze in an afternoon for £20.

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Buying or keeping a Voxy?

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 Voxy 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.