MOT fail rates by first-use year

2018 Toyota Aygo MOT fail rate and common faults

How Toyota Aygo cars first used in 2018 did at their MOTs from 2022 to 2025, against all cars of the same age. From 88,469 DVSA MOT tests of these cars. First use is usually the date the car was first registered.

MOT data updated 28 September 2026

At 7 years, tested in 2025

MOT fail rate at age 7 (n=21,963)14.5%

All cars at 7 years (n=10,537,318)20.6%

Difference−6.2 pts

MOT tests of 2018 cars, 2022 to 202588,469

What stands out

In 2025, at 7 years old, Toyota Aygo cars first used in 2018 failed 14.5% of MOTs (21,963 tests), 6.2 points below the 20.6% for all cars that age.
From 2022 to 2025, as these cars went from 4 to 7 years old, the fail rate moved from 10.9% to 14.5%.
Toyota Aygo cars first used a year earlier, in 2017, failed 15.5% at the same age of 7 years (21,567 tests, in 2024).
The most common fail item that is not a wear item, for the Toyota Aygo at 7 years, is brake discs: significantly and obviously worn, at 0.9 per 100 MOTs (all cars: 0.5).

MOT fail rate by test year

Toyota Aygo cars first used in 2018: share of MOT tests that failed, by test year, against all cars of the same age. Years with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
Test year	Age	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars	Difference
2022	4 years	10.9%	22,224	13.4%	−2.4 pts
2023	5 years	13.1%	22,185	15.3%	−2.2 pts
2024	6 years	14.6%	22,097	17.8%	−3.2 pts
2025	7 years	14.5%	21,963	20.6%	−6.2 pts

Most common faults at 7 years

These figures cover all Toyota Aygo MOTs at 7 years: cars first used 2015 to 2018, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=89,180). The list uses every first-use year so it has enough tests. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

MOT fail items

Fail item	Per 100 MOTs	All cars
Wipers not clearing screen Wear	2.8	1.7
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Wear	1.6	2.2
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Wear	1.5	2.0
Tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Wear	1.0	1.3
Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn	0.9	0.5
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Wear	0.9	1.0
Tyre condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Wear	0.8	0.5
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative	0.8	0.7
Headlamp aim: too low Wear	0.8	0.9
Tyre with cords exposed Wear	0.7	1.1

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=89,180). A test with two items counts once for each.

Advisories

Advisory	Per 100 MOTs	All cars
Tyre condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Wear	17.8	8.9
Tyre tread close to the legal limit or worn on the edge Wear	11.3	15.0
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	11.1	8.0
Brake pads wearing thin Wear	5.3	9.0
Linkage pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	5.1	0.1
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively	2.6	2.6
Suspension pin or bush worn, without excessive movement	2.6	3.0
Road wheel condition: slightly distorted	1.7	0.6
Wipers: blade defective Wear	1.5	1.0
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre	1.5	2.0

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=89,180). A test with two items counts once for each.

Fuel type at 7 years

These figures cover all Toyota Aygo MOTs at 7 years: cars first used 2015 to 2018, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=89,180). Each fuel is set against all cars of the same fuel and age. Fuels with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.

Fuel	Share of tests	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars, same fuel	Median mileage
Petrol	100.0%	15.2%	89,176	19.6%	36,202 miles

Fail rate by mileage at 7 years

These figures cover all Toyota Aygo MOTs at 7 years: cars first used 2015 to 2018, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=89,180). At 7 years, Toyota Aygo cars at 90,000 to 120,000 miles failed more often (30.9%, n=1,277) than those at under 30,000 miles (11.5%, n=32,361). Bands with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.

Mileage at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
Under 30,000 miles	11.5%	32,361	12.7%
30,000 to 60,000 miles	15.8%	44,983	19.2%
60,000 to 90,000 miles	22.7%	10,052	24.2%
90,000 to 120,000 miles	30.9%	1,277	28.0%

Car tax rules for a 2018 car

Cars first registered from 1 April 2017 pay a first-year rate set by CO2 emissions, then the standard rate each year. A petrol, diesel or hybrid car with a list price over £40,000 also pays the expensive car supplement for five years, from the second tax payment.

These are the rules, not the amount for a specific car. Car tax check

ULEZ and clean air zones

Petrol cars first registered from 2006 usually meet Euro 4, the petrol standard for the London ULEZ, so they usually do not pay the daily charge.
The clean air zones in Birmingham and Bristol use the same Euro 4 petrol and Euro 6 diesel standards. The low emission zones in Scotland use them too, but enforce them with fines, not a daily charge.

The Euro standard of the car decides, not the year alone. ULEZ checker

Other years of the Toyota Aygo

2017 Toyota Aygo 2019 Toyota Aygo

Other Toyota models first used in 2018

Model	Age at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
Toyota Yaris (2018)	7 years in 2025	16.3%	28,154	20.6%
Toyota C-HR (2018)	7 years in 2025	17.1%	18,587	20.6%
Toyota Auris (2018)	7 years in 2025	19.2%	13,984	20.6%
Toyota Prius (2018)	7 years in 2025	12.3%	15,326	20.6%
Toyota RAV4 (2018)	7 years in 2025	16.7%	7,400	20.6%
Toyota Hilux (2018)	7 years in 2025	23.5%	5,303	20.6%
Toyota Proace (2018)	7 years in 2025	28.4%	1,977	20.6%
Toyota Avensis (2018)	7 years in 2025	18.4%	1,147	20.6%

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 28 September 2026.

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Car tax and clean air zone rules are summarised from GOV.UK and Transport for London guidance. They are general rules and are not drawn from the MOT data.