Toyota Verso MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Toyota Verso took 28,772 MOT tests in Britain and passed 72% of them first time, close to 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: 28,772
First-time pass rate: 72%
All cars: 71%

What the Verso fails on

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

Lights and electrics14.9% (all cars 11.3%)
Tyres5.7% (all cars 6.4%)
Brakes5.6% (all cars 6.8%)
Visibility5.0% (all cars 4.8%)
Suspension4.7% (all cars 9.0%)
Exhaust and emissions1.5% (all cars 3.1%)
Body and structure1.2% (all cars 3.5%)
Seat belts and airbags1.1% (all cars 1.0%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Position lamp: not working 6.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 2.8%
Horn: not working 2.4%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 2.3%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 1.9%
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps 1.6%
Individual direction indicators: incorrect colour 1.6%
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 1.4%

Most common advisories

Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 18.2%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 12.8%
Brake pads: wearing thin 10.9%
Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 10.5%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material 7.4%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 4.6%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively 4.4%
Coil spring: corroded 4.3%

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
2009	2,023	65%
2010	3,181	62%
2011	4,022	67%
2012	3,037	67%
2013	3,304	71%
2014	3,034	75%
2015	3,239	79%
2016	3,563	81%
2017	2,317	83%
2018	841	84%

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
5 years	43,213 miles
6 years	49,277 miles
7 years	64,617 miles
8 years	73,170 miles
9 years	80,680 miles
10 years	94,649 miles
11 years	96,389 miles
12 years	93,695 miles
13 years	111,242 miles
14 years	113,141 miles

Check a particular Verso

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.