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Toyota Corolla vs Toyota Lucy: 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 Lucy
78%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Toyota Corolla (75%) and Toyota Lucy (78%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Toyota Corolla Toyota Lucy
MOT pass rate 75% 78%
MOT failure rate 25% 22%
Faults & advisories per test 1.7 4.5
Dangerous-fault share 1% 0%
Average mileage 111,428 mi 136,356 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 Lucy

  1. Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
  2. Sill covers fitted
  3. Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
  4. Nearside rear position lamp damaged
  5. Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
  6. Battery insecure

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Toyota Corolla (75%) and Toyota Lucy (78%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Toyota Corolla report Full Toyota Lucy 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.