Does the Toyota Dyna fail the MOT on vehicle identification more than it should?
The Toyota Dyna records 1.63 vehicle identification failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.72 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+0.91, 95% interval +0.60 to +1.22). It ranks 20 of 636 models on vehicle identification (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on vehicle identification · check a Toyota Dyna by registration
What exactly fails on vehicle identification?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Toyota Dyna is “Number plate inscription missing or illegible”, recorded 62 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Number plate inscription missing or illegible | 62 | 0.94 |
| Number plate missing or so insecure that it is likely to fall off | 30 | 0.46 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,564 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
Other pages for this model
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