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Toyota Avensis vs Toyota Liteace: reliability comparison

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

Toyota Avensis
75%
MOT pass rate · 274,130 vehicles
More reliable
Toyota Liteace
66%
MOT pass rate · 501 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate, the Toyota Avensis is the more reliable of the two — 75% pass first time versus 66%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Head to head

Measure Toyota Avensis Toyota Liteace
MOT pass rate 75% 66%
MOT failure rate 25% 34%
Faults & advisories per test 1.6 2.1
Dangerous-fault share 1% 0%
Average mileage 137,634 mi 134,404 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 274,130 501

Most common faults

Toyota Avensis

  1. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  2. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  3. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  4. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  5. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
  6. Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Toyota Liteace

  1. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  2. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  3. Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b)
  4. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  5. Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (7.4.B.3b)
  6. Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate, the Toyota Avensis is the more reliable of the two — 75% pass first time versus 66%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Full Toyota Avensis report Full Toyota Liteace 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.