Is the Toyota Crown reliable?

The Toyota Crown has an average MOT pass rate of 92% across 10 years, based on 387 tests in 2024. That's 10 points above the national average of 82%. The most reliable year is 2000 with a 98% pass rate.

Which year Toyota Crown is best?

The 2000 Toyota Crown has the highest MOT pass rate at 98%, while the 2020 model has the lowest at 84%. There's a 14 percentage point spread between the best and worst years.

Toyota Crown Running Costs, MOT Pass Rates & Reliability

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

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

Year	Pass Rate	Tests	Avg Mileage
2020	84%	32	79,712 mi
2019	97%	34	73,663 mi
2014	91%	34	55,686 mi
2008	86%	49	89,758 mi
2006	93%	43	85,504 mi
2004	93%	43	78,468 mi
2003	90%	30	99,031 mi
2002	92%	39	123,327 mi
2001	92%	36	113,994 mi
2000	98%	47	98,125 mi

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About the Toyota Crown

The Toyota Crown has been tested 387 times in 2024 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.

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