Common problems

Toyota common problems by model

24 Toyota models, each at its most tested age: the part area MOT testers fail most often, against all cars of the same age. From 6,431,148 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025. Open a model for every area, the items behind it and what to check on a viewing.

MOT data updated 28 September 2026

Toyota models with at least 3 ages of 1,000 or more MOT tests. Fails per 100 MOTs in the most common area.
Model	Age	Tests (n)	Most common fail area	Per 100	All cars
Yaris	9 years	117,433	Lights and electrics	9.3	9.2
Aygo	7 years	89,180	Tyres	5.3	6.0
Auris	8 years	65,525	Lights and electrics	9.5	7.3
Prius	6 years	61,042	Lights and electrics	4.8	4.7
RAV4	3 years	45,154	Tyres	3.3	4.8
C-HR	4 years	70,946	Windscreen, wipers and mirrors	4.9	3.6
Hilux	3 years	25,254	Lights and electrics	6.9	2.9
Avensis	15 years	23,744	Lights and electrics	21.6	19.5
Corolla (before 2019)	18 years	39,864	Lights and electrics	23.4	21.4
Corolla	3 years	74,372	Tyres	4.7	4.8
Verso	12 years	13,511	Lights and electrics	20.0	15.4
Land Cruiser	19 years	6,554	Lights and electrics	16.8	21.5
iQ	13 years	15,128	Lights and electrics	9.8	17.0
Estima	13 years	5,891	Lights and electrics	11.7	17.0
Hiace	17 years	6,492	Lights and electrics	16.6	21.0
Proace	5 years	7,206	Lights and electrics	11.8	3.7
Alphard	17 years	4,693	Lights and electrics	12.5	21.0
Celica	19 years	5,734	Lights and electrics	19.6	21.5
MR2	21 years	4,518	Brakes	20.7	13.3
GT86	10 years	4,441	Tyres	4.5	6.9
Urban Cruiser	13 years	3,974	Lights and electrics	10.5	17.0
Prius+	9 years	2,367	Lights and electrics	9.8	9.2
Previa	19 years	2,817	Lights and electrics	26.2	21.5
Vellfire	13 years	1,378	Lights and electrics	9.4	17.0

For how often each model passes or fails its MOT, see Toyota MOT fail rates by model.

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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.

The all cars figures cover all class 4 vehicles (cars and light vans) tested at the same age.

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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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