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Toyota Esteama vs Toyota Yaris: reliability comparison

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

Toyota Esteama
58%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Toyota Yaris
78%
MOT pass rate · 631,425 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Toyota Esteama (58%) 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 Esteama Toyota Yaris
MOT pass rate 58% 78% ✓
MOT failure rate 42% 22% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 2.6 1.7 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 5% 2% ✓
Average mileage 209,962 mi 85,387 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 1 631,425

Most common faults

Toyota Esteama

  1. Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
  2. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
  3. Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
  4. Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
  5. Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
  6. Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

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 Esteama (58%) and Toyota Yaris (78%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Toyota Esteama 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.