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Toyota

Urban Cruiser

4,816 MOT tests analysed. lands in the middle of the pack — here's where Urban Cruisers pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's in line with the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models.

Pass

76.0%

Pass-after-fix

5.4%

Fail

17.8%

Avg miles

86,406

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

The picture

Urban Cruiser: middle-of-the-pack on first-time pass

Across 4,816 MOT tests, the Urban Cruiser returns 76.0% first-time pass — roughly in line with the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a defective headlamp lens. A number-plate lamp out and reflector defective or damaged by up to 50% round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 86,406, 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.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective

    281 occurrences · 5.8% of tests

  2. 02

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

    179 occurrences · 3.7% of tests

  3. 03

    Reflector defective or damaged by up to 50% of the reflecting surface

    167 occurrences · 3.5% of tests

  4. 04

    Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded

    164 occurrences · 3.4% of tests

  5. 05

    A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    123 occurrences · 2.6% of tests

  6. 06

    Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

    117 occurrences · 2.4% of tests

  7. 07

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    89 occurrences · 1.8% of tests

  8. 08

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    89 occurrences · 1.8% of tests

  9. 09

    The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements

    87 occurrences · 1.8% of tests

  10. 10

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

    84 occurrences · 1.7% 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

£58–£205

If every one of this Urban Cruiser'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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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.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

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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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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Buying or keeping a Urban Cruiser?

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 Urban Cruiser 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.