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Toyota Auris vs Toyota Yaris: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Toyota Auris
81%
MOT pass rate · 180,154 vehicles
More reliable
Toyota Yaris
78%
MOT pass rate · 631,425 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate, the Toyota Auris is the more reliable of the two — 81% pass first time versus 78%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Head to head

Measure Toyota Auris Toyota Yaris
MOT pass rate 81% ✓ 78%
MOT failure rate 19% ✓ 22%
Faults & advisories per test 1.6 ✓ 1.7
Dangerous-fault share 3% 2% ✓
Average mileage 98,669 mi 85,387 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 180,154 631,425

Most common faults

Toyota Auris

  1. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  2. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  3. Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
  4. Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  5. Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  6. Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Toyota Yaris

  1. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  2. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  3. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  4. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  5. Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  6. Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate, the Toyota Auris is the more reliable of the two — 81% pass first time versus 78%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Full Toyota Auris report Full Toyota Yaris report Most reliable cars

Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.