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Toyota Day van vs Toyota Yaris: reliability comparison

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

Toyota Day van
78%
MOT pass rate · 2 vehicles
Toyota Yaris
78%
MOT pass rate · 631,425 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Toyota Day van (78%) 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 Day van Toyota Yaris
MOT pass rate 78% 78%
MOT failure rate 22% 22%
Faults & advisories per test 1.1 ✓ 1.7
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 2%
Average mileage 254,771 mi 85,387 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 2 631,425

Most common faults

Toyota Day van

  1. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
  2. Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (7.4.B.3b)
  3. Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  4. Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red (1.3.2e)
  5. Centre Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
  6. Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt (5.2.2a)

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

Full Toyota Day van 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.