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Toyota Corolla vs Toyota Innova: 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 Innova
69%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Toyota Corolla (75%) and Toyota Innova (69%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Toyota Corolla Toyota Innova
MOT pass rate 75% ✓ 69%
MOT failure rate 25% ✓ 31%
Faults & advisories per test 1.7 1.3 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 1% ✓ 6%
Average mileage 111,428 mi 124,967 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 Innova

  1. both rear and o/s/f tyres worn on inner edge
  2. Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)
  3. Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)
  4. Nearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))
  5. Offside Headlamp aim too low and too far to the left. (4.1.2 (a))
  6. Front wiper blades poor condition

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Toyota Corolla (75%) and Toyota Innova (69%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

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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.