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Toyota Corolla vs Toyota Hilux active: reliability comparison

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

Toyota Corolla
75%
MOT pass rate · 392,209 vehicles
Toyota Hilux active
75%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Toyota Corolla (75%) and Toyota Hilux active (75%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Toyota Corolla Toyota Hilux active
MOT pass rate 75% 75%
MOT failure rate 25% 25%
Faults & advisories per test 1.7 1.0
Dangerous-fault share 1% 0%
Average mileage 111,428 mi 33,368 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 392,209 1

Most common faults

Toyota Corolla

  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. Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt

Toyota Hilux active

  1. Rear fog lamp not working 13 to 7 pin adapter fitted to towbar socket stopping fog lamp operation, removed (4.5.1 (a) (ii))
  2. Tyre out of shape, nearside front
  3. Tyre out of shape, offside front
  4. Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing stepped/out of shape (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  5. Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing stepped/out of shape (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Toyota Corolla (75%) and Toyota Hilux active (75%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Toyota Corolla report Full Toyota Hilux active 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.