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Toyota Crown

Reliability, running costs, and MOT data across 10 years from 387 real MOT tests.

Avg Pass Rate

92%

Total Tests

387

Best Year

2000 (98%)

Years Covered

10

About the Toyota Crown

The Toyota Crown has been tested 387 times in 2026 MOT data across 10 model years (2000 to 2020), with an average pass rate of 92%. That's comfortably above the national average of 82%, making it a reliable choice. Available as petrol.

Best and Worst Years

The 2000 model is the most reliable with a 98% pass rate from 47 tests. The 2020 model has the lowest at 84%. The 14 point spread between years means reliability varies somewhat, but no year is dramatically different.

Mileage Across Years

The oldest model in our data (2000) averages 98,125 miles, while the newest (2020) averages 79,712 miles.

Compared to the Toyota brand average of 84%, the Crown performs 8 points better, making it one of the more reliable options in the Toyota range.

Estimated Running Costs

Fuel (Petrol, 2492cc)
£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.

Full 2020 details

How reliable is the Toyota Crown?

vs national average+10% (82% avg)
vs Toyota brand average+8% (84% avg)
Best to worst year spread14 percentage points

Toyota Crown by Year

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

YearPass RateTestsAvg Mileage
202084%3279,712 mi
201997%3473,663 mi
201491%3455,686 mi
200886%4989,758 mi
200693%4385,504 mi
200493%4378,468 mi
200390%3099,031 mi
200292%39123,327 mi
200192%36113,994 mi
200098%4798,125 mi

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