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Toyota Aygo road wheels problems

DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 89,180 MOT tests · Updated

At 7 years, 0.2 in 100 MOT tests of the Toyota Aygo failed on road wheels, against 0.3 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 89,180 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 (0.5–0.7×) (all test years), 139 MOT tests with a fail
  • By age: seen at 18 ages from 3 to 20 years, 1,006,151 MOT tests
  • MOT tests at 7 years: 89,180 for the Toyota Aygo

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

What the MOT tests show

What we know

0.2 fails per 100 MOT tests at 7 years, against 0.3 for all class 4 vehicles tested at 7 (all test years). The Toyota Aygo fails less often here.

Why it matters

A road wheels fail stops the car passing until it is fixed.

What to check

Look for cracked or badly kerbed rims and check that every wheel nut is present; a vibration through the wheel at speed points to a bent rim or balance.

Toyota Aygo road wheels fails by age

Toyota Aygo road wheels fails per 100 MOT tests by ageSolid line: the Toyota Aygo. Dashed line: all cars the same age. The table below lists every value.00.53 years: 0.1 per 100 (all cars 0.1), 58,578 MOT tests34 years: 0.1 per 100 (all cars 0.2), 78,277 MOT tests5 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 0.2), 82,673 MOT tests56 years: 0.1 per 100 (all cars 0.2), 88,169 MOT tests7 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 89,180 MOT tests78 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 86,462 MOT tests9 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 0.4), 80,361 MOT tests910 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 0.4), 73,053 MOT tests11 years: 0.3 per 100 (all cars 0.4), 62,799 MOT tests1112 years: 0.3 per 100 (all cars 0.5), 55,475 MOT tests13 years: 0.4 per 100 (all cars 0.5), 53,131 MOT tests1314 years: 0.4 per 100 (all cars 0.6), 50,357 MOT tests15 years: 0.4 per 100 (all cars 0.6), 46,938 MOT tests1516 years: 0.4 per 100 (all cars 0.6), 43,155 MOT tests17 years: 0.5 per 100 (all cars 0.6), 30,285 MOT tests1718 years: 0.5 per 100 (all cars 0.5), 17,860 MOT tests19 years: 0.5 per 100 (all cars 0.5), 8,173 MOT tests1920 years: 0.7 per 100 (all cars 0.4), 1,225 MOT tests
Fails per 100 MOT tests by age, all first-use years pooled. Toyota Aygo All class 4 vehicles the same age Shaded: over 18 years, survivors only.
AgeMOT testsFails per 100All class 4 vehicles the same age
358,5780.10.1
478,2770.10.2
582,6730.20.2
688,1690.10.2
789,1800.20.3
886,4620.20.3
980,3610.20.4
1073,0530.20.4
1162,7990.30.4
1255,4750.30.5
1353,1310.40.5
1450,3570.40.6
1546,9380.40.6
1643,1550.40.6
1730,2850.50.6
1817,8600.50.5
19*8,1730.50.5
20*1,2250.70.4

All first-use years of the Toyota Aygo pooled at each age, against all class 4 vehicles at that age over all 2022–2025 test years. * Only survivors are still tested at this age.

What fails in the road wheels at 7 years

Advisories (not fails)

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How to check on a test drive

Look for cracked or badly kerbed rims and check that every wheel nut is present; a vibration through the wheel at speed points to a bent rim or balance.

The most common advisory here in MOT records: Road wheel condition: slightly distorted.

Check one Toyota Aygo, not the average

The figures here describe Toyota Aygo cars as a group. These free tools answer for one car. Each line says what the tool reads.

Other Toyota Aygo problems

Road wheels on rival models

Questions people ask

Does the Toyota Aygo have more road wheels problems than other cars?

0.5 to 0.7 times the road wheels fail rate of all class 4 vehicles the same age at 7 years (all test years), from 89,180 MOT tests. The interval is clear of 0.8 in the same direction at 8 of the 18 ages seen (ages up to 18 with at least 100 MOT tests with a fail).

How common are Toyota Aygo road wheels problems?

0.2 in 100 MOT tests at 7 years failed on road wheels, against 0.3 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 89,180 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, 1,006,151 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