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Toyota Auris steering problems

DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 65,525 MOT tests · Updated

At 8 years, 0.5 in 100 MOT tests of the Toyota Auris failed on steering, against 1.2 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 65,525 MOT tests) [1].

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  • Against all class 4 vehicles the same age: fails less often than all class 4 vehicles the same age (0.4–0.5×) (all test years), 324 MOT tests with a fail
  • By age: seen at 16 ages from 3 to 18 years, 623,950 MOT tests
  • MOT tests at 8 years: 65,525 for the Toyota Auris

Figures are for the model as a whole, not for one car.

What the MOT tests show

What we know

0.5 fails per 100 MOT tests at 8 years, against 1.2 for all class 4 vehicles tested at 8 (all test years). The Toyota Auris fails less often here.

Why it matters

A steering fail stops the car passing until it is fixed.

What to check

With the engine running, turn the wheel lock to lock: listen for knocks or groans and feel for play at the straight-ahead position. On the drive the car should not wander.

Toyota Auris steering fails by age

Toyota Auris steering fails per 100 MOT tests by ageSolid line: the Toyota Auris. Dashed line: all cars the same age. The table below lists every value.0243 years: 0.1 per 100 (all cars 0.1), 1,282 MOT tests34 years: 0.1 per 100 (all cars 0.2), 15,319 MOT tests5 years: 0.1 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 29,424 MOT tests56 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 0.5), 45,424 MOT tests7 years: 0.3 per 100 (all cars 0.8), 62,121 MOT tests78 years: 0.5 per 100 (all cars 1.2), 65,525 MOT tests9 years: 0.6 per 100 (all cars 1.8), 65,094 MOT tests910 years: 0.9 per 100 (all cars 2.1), 57,212 MOT tests11 years: 1.0 per 100 (all cars 2.5), 48,569 MOT tests1112 years: 1.2 per 100 (all cars 2.8), 41,625 MOT tests13 years: 1.3 per 100 (all cars 2.9), 39,506 MOT tests1314 years: 1.4 per 100 (all cars 3.2), 43,531 MOT tests15 years: 1.4 per 100 (all cars 3.3), 45,434 MOT tests1516 years: 1.6 per 100 (all cars 3.4), 33,435 MOT tests17 years: 2.2 per 100 (all cars 3.6), 21,063 MOT tests1718 years: 2.1 per 100 (all cars 3.9), 9,386 MOT tests
Fails per 100 MOT tests by age, all first-use years pooled. Toyota Auris All class 4 vehicles the same age
AgeMOT testsFails per 100All class 4 vehicles the same age
31,2820.10.1
415,3190.10.2
529,4240.10.3
645,4240.20.5
762,1210.30.8
865,5250.51.2
965,0940.61.8
1057,2120.92.1
1148,5691.02.5
1241,6251.22.8
1339,5061.32.9
1443,5311.43.2
1545,4341.43.3
1633,4351.63.4
1721,0632.23.6
189,3862.13.9

All first-use years of the Toyota Auris pooled at each age, against all class 4 vehicles at that age over all 2022–2025 test years.

What fails in the steering at 8 years

Advisories (not fails)

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By engine and fuel

  • 1.8 hybrid: 0.6 per 100 at 8 years, about average for hybrid class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 42,958 MOT tests)
  • 1.6 petrol: 0.2 per 100 at 8 years, about average for petrol class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 6,500 MOT tests)
  • 1.3 petrol: 0.2 per 100 at 8 years, about average for petrol class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 1,958 MOT tests)

How to check on a test drive

With the engine running, turn the wheel lock to lock: listen for knocks or groans and feel for play at the straight-ahead position. On the drive the car should not wander.

The most common advisory here in MOT records: Track rod end: ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt.

Check one Toyota Auris, not the average

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Other Toyota Auris problems

Steering on rival models

Questions people ask

Does the Toyota Auris have more steering problems than other cars?

0.4 to 0.5 times the steering fail rate of all class 4 vehicles the same age at 8 years (all test years), from 65,525 MOT tests. The interval is clear of 0.8 in the same direction at 13 of the 16 ages seen (ages up to 18 with at least 100 MOT tests with a fail).

How common are Toyota Auris steering problems?

0.5 in 100 MOT tests at 8 years failed on steering, against 1.2 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 65,525 MOT tests).

Sources

  1. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 623,950 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.

Parts: against all class 4 vehicles at the same age, all 2022–2025 test years pooled, not adjusted for mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data. How we compare