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Toyota Aygo MOT fail rate by age

How often the Toyota Aygo fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 1,006,151 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 7 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 7 (n=89,180)15.2%
All cars at 7 years (n=10,537,318)20.6%
Median mileage at test36,202
All cars, median mileage52,953

80 of 330 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 7 years.

What stands out

  • At 3 years the Toyota Aygo fails 8.4% of MOTs (58,578 tests), 3.7 points below the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 20 years it fails 50.1% (1,225 tests), 7.4 points above the 42.8% average.
  • The gap is widest at 20 years: 7.4 points above all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 7 years: Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn, at 1.2 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

3 years 20 years 55.1%

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Toyota Aygo: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
AgeMOT fail rateTests (n)All carsDifferenceMedian mileage
3 years8.4%58,57812.1%−3.7 pts14,341 miles
4 years10.4%78,27713.4%−3.0 pts19,270 miles
5 years12.8%82,67315.3%−2.6 pts24,626 miles
6 years14.2%88,16917.8%−3.7 pts30,316 miles
7 years15.2%89,18020.6%−5.4 pts36,202 miles
8 years17.4%86,46223.8%−6.4 pts42,210 miles
9 years20.3%80,36127.1%−6.8 pts47,921 miles
10 years24.3%73,05330.3%−6.0 pts53,725 miles
11 years29.0%62,79933.3%−4.2 pts59,326 miles
12 years33.2%55,47536.0%−2.8 pts64,318 miles
13 years36.3%53,13138.3%−1.9 pts68,514 miles
14 years39.6%50,35740.3%−0.6 pts72,703 miles
15 years41.9%46,93841.6%+0.3 pts77,074 miles
16 years43.9%43,15542.6%+1.3 pts81,428 miles
17 years46.3%30,28543.1%+3.2 pts85,891 miles
18 years47.0%17,86043.3%+3.7 pts89,280 miles
19 years48.3%8,17343.2%+5.1 pts92,199 miles
20 years50.1%1,22542.8%+7.4 pts94,957 miles

Most common fail items at 7 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn Major1.2
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative Major0.8

Out of 89,180 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Wipers not clearing screen Major2.8
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous2
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous1.7
Tyre condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Dangerous1.3
Tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Major1.2
Headlamp aim: too low Major1
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Major0.9
Tyre with cords exposed Dangerous0.8

Out of 89,180 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 7 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Toyota Yaris16.3%114,89320.6%
Toyota Auris18.8%62,12120.6%
Toyota Prius14.4%57,81920.6%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated .

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First usedAge at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
200520 years in 202550.1%1,22542.8%
200619 years in 202548.0%6,73343.2%
200718 years in 202546.3%8,42143.3%
200817 years in 202545.9%10,49143.1%
200916 years in 202541.1%12,16142.6%
201015 years in 202540.4%11,40241.6%
201114 years in 202539.1%12,62340.3%
201213 years in 202536.0%14,68938.3%
201312 years in 202531.7%15,12436.0%
201411 years in 202526.0%19,36333.3%
201510 years in 202519.8%23,20630.3%
20169 years in 202517.6%22,17427.1%
20178 years in 202515.8%21,44423.8%
20187 years in 202514.5%21,96320.6%
20196 years in 202514.0%22,15717.8%
20205 years in 202513.1%16,57815.3%
20214 years in 202510.5%17,07913.4%

More on the Toyota Aygo

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 22 September 2026.

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