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Toyota Aygo vs Toyota Estime: reliability comparison

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

Toyota Aygo
81%
MOT pass rate · 285,772 vehicles
Toyota Estime
64%
MOT pass rate · 9 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Toyota Aygo (81%) and Toyota Estime (64%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Toyota Aygo Toyota Estime
MOT pass rate 81% 64%
MOT failure rate 19% 36%
Faults & advisories per test 1.7 2.1
Dangerous-fault share 3% 1%
Average mileage 60,869 mi 124,613 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 285,772 9

Most common faults

Toyota Aygo

  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 Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  4. Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  5. Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
  6. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Toyota Estime

  1. Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt
  2. Oil leak
  3. Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)
  4. Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))
  5. Nearside Obligatory mirror slightly damaged (3.3 (b) (i))
  6. Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Toyota Aygo (81%) and Toyota Estime (64%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Toyota Aygo report Full Toyota Estime 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.