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Toyota Corolla vs Toyota X-surf: 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 X-surf
67%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Toyota Corolla (75%) and Toyota X-surf (67%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Toyota Corolla Toyota X-surf
MOT pass rate 75% 67%
MOT failure rate 25% 33%
Faults & advisories per test 1.7 1.2
Dangerous-fault share 1% 0%
Average mileage 111,428 mi 256,083 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 X-surf

  1. Driver's door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.B.1b)
  2. Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (7.4.B.3b)
  3. Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
  4. Nearside Ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)
  5. Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
  6. Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b)

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Toyota Corolla (75%) and Toyota X-surf (67%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Toyota Corolla report Full Toyota X-surf 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.