1,632 cars · 2,690 MOT tests · 2024 and 2025
Toyota Supra (A70 and A80) MOT statistics
What every MOT test on a Toyota Supra (A70 and A80) in Great Britain in 2024 and 2025 found: how often they fail, what testers flag, which faults owners leave, and how many never came back after failing.
Every Supra registered before the 2019 GR Supra, imported or sold new in the UK.
15%
failed their first MOT test
55% lower than the UK average for their age
26.1 yrs
median age at the MOT
All cars: 9.7 years
38%
of tests had at least one advisory
All cars: 52%
15%
of tests mention corrosion
All cars: 12%
Failure rate by age
Share of initial tests that failed, by the car’s age at the test, against all UK cars of the same age.
- 5–9 years75 tests11%vs 22%
- 10–14 years76 tests14%vs 35%
- 15–19 years436 tests13%vs 43%
- 20–24 years587 tests14%vs 42%
- 25–29 years649 tests14%vs 35%
- 30+ years867 tests19%vs 26%
Most common advisories on a Toyota Supra (A70 and A80)
Things the tester noticed that weren’t bad enough to fail. Share of initial tests, against all UK cars.
- Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive11%vs 4.9%
- Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge6.8%vs 16%
- Condition: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing5.2%vs 8.8%
- Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material5.1%vs 3.8%
- Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened4.4%vs 8.9%
- Coil spring: corroded3.9%vs 3.3%
- Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened3.4%vs 2.3%
- Exhaust system: has a minor leak of exhaust gases3.0%vs 2.0%
- Pins and bushes (suspension arms): pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement2.9%vs 5.3%
- Wheel bearings: has slight play2.7%
Most common MOT failures on a Toyota Supra (A70 and A80)
Share of initial tests that failed on each item, including faults fixed during the test.
- Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively1.5%vs 2.0%
- Service brake performance (rbt): excessively binding1.3%
- Rear fog lamp: not working1.3%
- Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid1.1%vs 1.4%
- Position lamp: not working1.1%vs 2.5%
- Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits1.1%
- Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect1.1%vs 1.3%
- Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength1.0%
- Prescribed areas (seat belts): prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced0.7%
- Washers: not working0.7%
By part of the car
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment7.0%vs 11%
- Brakes3.7%vs 6.5%
- Noise, emissions and leaks3.5%vs 3.1%
- Visibility3.5%vs 4.5%
- Suspension3.5%vs 8.8%
- Body, chassis, structure1.8%vs 3.4%
- Tyres1.8%vs 6.3%
- Steering1.0%vs 2.0%
Advisories left unfixed
Of 795 advisories on a Toyota Supra (A70 and A80) that we could follow to the next annual MOT, 40% were flagged again and 2.4% had turned into a failure (all cars: 29% and 5.1%). The items most often still there:
- Sub-frame25 advisories68%
- Rigid brake pipes42 advisories52%
- Shock absorbers27 advisories52%
- Engine oil leaks113 advisories51%
- Exhaust system53 advisories49%
- Pins and bushes (suspension arms)30 advisories43%
- Brake discs44 advisories43%
- Coil spring35 advisories43%
Cars that disappeared from the MOT record
Of the 1,181 cars tested before October 2024, 24.2% had no MOT for over a year after their last one (imports overall: 10.4%; all cars: 7.2%). 5 of them (0.4%) had failed that last test. MOT records don’t say why: most of these cars were scrapped, but some were exported, laid up or declared off the road.
- Toyota Supra (A70 and A80)1,181 cars24%
- Japanese imports72,369 cars10%
- All cars (sample)1,360,703 cars7.2%
Most popular colours
Share of cars, against all UK cars.
- Silver22%vs 14%
- Black21%vs 19%
- White18%vs 19%
- Red16%vs 10%
- Blue7.7%vs 16%
- Grey7.6%vs 17%
Checking a Toyota Supra (A70 and A80)?
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Buying guide: Toyota Supra A80 (JZA80), Toyota Supra A70 (MA70)
Questions
- How often does a Toyota Supra (A70 and A80) fail its MOT?
- 15% of first MOT tests on a Toyota Supra (A70 and A80) failed in 2024 and 2025, from 2,690 tests. That’s 55% lower than the UK average for cars of the same age.
- What is the most common MOT advisory on a Toyota Supra (A70 and A80)?
- Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive, on 11% of tests.
- What does a Toyota Supra (A70 and A80) most often fail its MOT on?
- Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively, on 1.5% of tests.
More MOT statistics
How we worked these out
- Every car MOT in Great Britain in 2024 and 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT tests and results. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The analysis and any errors are ours, not DVSA’s.
- MOT records give the make, model name and engine size, not the chassis code, so models are grouped by name. A model page says when that grouping is looser than its title.
- Failure rates count initial tests only, and include faults fixed during the test (DVSA’s definition). Advisories are counted once per test.
- Ages run from the first-use date on the MOT record. For many imports that’s the date the car was first registered in the UK, not in Japan, so imports can look younger than they are, and the age comparison flatters them less than it should.
- An advisory counts as unfixed if the same part of the car is flagged again, or fails, at the next annual MOT (300 to 500 days later).
- A car “disappeared” if it had no MOT between 31 October 2024 and 30 December 2025, over a year after its last test. It’s an estimate of cars scrapped or taken off the road: some were exported, laid up, or made exempt at 40 years old.
- The figures for all cars and all Japanese-brand cars come from a random one-in-20 sample of vehicles; the model figures use every car.