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Toyota Chaser

Reliability, running costs, and MOT data across 7 years from 405 real MOT tests.

Avg Pass Rate

96%

Total Tests

405

Best Year

1997 (100%)

Years Covered

7

About the Toyota Chaser

The Toyota Chaser has been tested 405 times in 2026 MOT data across 7 model years (1997 to 2019), with an average pass rate of 96%. That's comfortably above the national average of 82%, making it a reliable choice. Available as petrol.

Best and Worst Years

The 1997 model is the most reliable with a 100% pass rate from 67 tests. The 2019 model has the lowest at 88%. The 12 point spread between years means reliability varies somewhat, but no year is dramatically different.

Reliability Trend

Older TOYOTA CHASERs tend to have better MOT pass rates than newer ones, with an average decline of 5 percentage points across model years.

Mileage Across Years

The oldest model in our data (1997) averages 99,143 miles, while the newest (2019) averages 97,269 miles.

Compared to the Toyota brand average of 84%, the Chaser performs 12 points better, making it one of the more reliable options in the Toyota range.

Estimated Running Costs

Fuel (Petrol, 2500cc)
£1,592
Road Tax
£195
MOT Test
£55
Predicted Repairs
£350
Total per year£2,192
Per month£183/mo

Based on 7,400 miles/year, current fuel prices, and MOT pass rate data. Insurance not included.

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How reliable is the Toyota Chaser?

vs national average+14% (82% avg)
vs Toyota brand average+12% (84% avg)
Best to worst year spread12 percentage points
Reliability trendDeclining over years

Toyota Chaser by Year

Click any year to see detailed running costs, reliability data, and comparisons with similar cars.

YearPass RateTestsAvg Mileage
201988%3297,269 mi
2002100%3481,890 mi
200196%48116,895 mi
200093%58120,152 mi
199995%41103,023 mi
199898%125104,756 mi
1997100%6799,143 mi

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