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Toyota Carena vs Toyota Yaris: reliability comparison

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

Toyota Carena
77%
MOT pass rate · 2 vehicles
Toyota Yaris
78%
MOT pass rate · 631,425 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Toyota Carena (77%) and Toyota Yaris (78%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Toyota Carena Toyota Yaris
MOT pass rate 77% 78% ✓
MOT failure rate 23% 22% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 2.2 1.7 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 2%
Average mileage 141,482 mi 85,387 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 2 631,425

Most common faults

Toyota Carena

  1. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  2. Fuel pipe/s corroded
  3. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  4. Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
  5. Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split (2.5.C.1a)
  6. Emissions not tested (7.0)

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 Carena (77%) and Toyota Yaris (78%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Toyota Carena 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.