Toyota Yaris MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Toyota Yaris took 447,765 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: 447,765
First-time pass rate: 72%
All cars: 71%

What the Yaris fails on

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

Lights and electrics13.9% (all cars 11.3%)
Suspension8.9% (all cars 9.0%)
Visibility6.1% (all cars 4.8%)
Brakes5.6% (all cars 6.8%)
Tyres4.8% (all cars 6.4%)
Exhaust and emissions2.8% (all cars 3.1%)
Body and structure2.8% (all cars 3.5%)
Seat belts and airbags0.7% (all cars 1.0%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Position lamp: not working 3.9%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 3.5%
Coil spring: fractured or broken 3.2%
Stop lamp: not working 2.4%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 2.0%
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps 1.9%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect 1.8%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid 1.6%

Most common advisories

Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 15.3%
Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 11.3%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material 7.3%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 6.6%
Coil spring: corroded 5.3%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 5.2%
Brake pads: wearing thin 4.5%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread 3.4%

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
1999	1,356	54%
2000	4,354	56%
2001	8,373	56%
2002	10,659	56%
2003	13,482	55%
2004	15,591	54%
2005	18,643	55%
2006	18,791	56%
2007	22,411	57%
2008	23,672	59%
2009	25,315	65%
2010	19,032	66%
2011	16,394	71%
2012	27,534	70%
2013	28,828	72%
2014	28,843	76%
2015	30,762	82%
2016	28,508	84%
2017	26,934	85%
2018	28,094	87%
2019	28,107	89%
2020	20,966	90%
2021	1,064	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	17,624 miles
4 years	22,971 miles
5 years	29,562 miles
6 years	35,403 miles
7 years	42,196 miles
8 years	49,190 miles
9 years	55,191 miles
10 years	61,016 miles
11 years	66,184 miles
12 years	69,670 miles
13 years	76,813 miles
14 years	78,859 miles
15 years	89,646 miles
16 years	91,552 miles
17 years	93,394 miles
18 years	90,367 miles
19 years	92,698 miles
20 years	94,076 miles

Check a particular Yaris

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.