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Toyota Aygo vs Toyota Rav-4: reliability comparison

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

Toyota Aygo
81%
MOT pass rate · 285,772 vehicles
More reliable
Toyota Rav-4
78%
MOT pass rate · 74,810 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate, the Toyota Aygo 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 Aygo Toyota Rav-4
MOT pass rate 81% 78%
MOT failure rate 19% 22%
Faults & advisories per test 1.7 1.9
Dangerous-fault share 3% 2%
Average mileage 60,869 mi 121,895 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 285,772 74,810

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 Rav-4

  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. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
  5. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  6. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate, the Toyota Aygo 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 Aygo report Full Toyota Rav-4 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.