Does the Toyota Hiace fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

The Toyota Hiace records 12.40 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 24.95 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−12.55, 95% interval −12.85 to −12.25). It ranks 646 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Toyota Hiace is “Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced”, recorded 4,622 times in 2019–2024.

Toyota Hiace: most frequent body, chassis and structure defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced	4,622	4.33
Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point	2,553	2.39
Exhaust system leaking or insecure	1,069	1.00
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated	880	0.82
A body panel or body component damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure	742	0.69

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 106,856 (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

If a Toyota Hiace gets a body, chassis and structure advisory, how often does it fail next time?

16.0% of Toyota Hiace MOTs with a body, chassis and structure advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 3,820 miles later (7,611 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 7,611 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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Does the Toyota Hiace fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

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