Toyota Aygo MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Toyota Aygo took 248,843 MOT tests in Britain and passed 76% of them first time, above the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.

MOT tests in 2023: 248,843
First-time pass rate: 76%
All cars: 71%

What the Aygo fails on

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.

Lights and electrics9.4% (all cars 11.3%)
Brakes7.3% (all cars 6.8%)
Tyres5.3% (all cars 6.4%)
Suspension4.6% (all cars 9.0%)
Visibility4.2% (all cars 4.8%)
Body and structure2.4% (all cars 3.5%)
Exhaust and emissions2.3% (all cars 3.1%)
Seat belts and airbags0.7% (all cars 1.0%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 2.5%
Service brake performance: excessively binding 2.4%
Position lamp: not working 2.4%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 2.1%
Stop lamp: not working 1.7%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 1.5%
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength 1.3%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect 1.3%

Most common advisories

Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 14.2%
Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 12.6%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 10.8%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material 6.4%
Linkage pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 5.9%
Brake pads: wearing thin 5.1%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 3.7%
Service brake performance: binding but not excessively 2.9%

Pass rate by year of registration

Older cars fail more often whatever the model, so compare a car with others of the same age.

First registered	Tests	Pass rate
2005	1,604	48%
2006	8,528	53%
2007	10,055	55%
2008	12,030	55%
2009	13,091	61%
2010	12,089	64%
2011	12,988	66%
2012	15,001	69%
2013	15,295	73%
2014	19,415	78%
2015	23,117	83%
2016	22,216	85%
2017	21,460	86%
2018	22,108	87%
2019	22,234	90%
2020	16,888	92%
2021	700	94%

Typical mileage by age

Average odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age in years at the test.

Age at test	Average mileage
3 years	16,059 miles
4 years	21,367 miles
5 years	26,899 miles
6 years	33,381 miles
7 years	39,304 miles
8 years	45,181 miles
9 years	51,450 miles
10 years	56,373 miles
11 years	62,831 miles
12 years	66,967 miles
13 years	71,248 miles
14 years	73,073 miles
15 years	79,364 miles
16 years	84,420 miles
17 years	89,186 miles
18 years	90,913 miles

Check a particular Aygo

Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.

Other Toyota models

Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.