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Toyota Picnic vs Toyota Yaris: reliability comparison

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

Toyota Picnic
70%
MOT pass rate · 9,734 vehicles
Toyota Yaris
78%
MOT pass rate · 631,425 vehicles
More reliable
Verdict: On MOT pass rate, the Toyota Yaris is the more reliable of the two — 78% pass first time versus 70%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Head to head

Measure Toyota Picnic Toyota Yaris
MOT pass rate 70% 78%
MOT failure rate 30% 22%
Faults & advisories per test 1.9 1.7
Dangerous-fault share 0% 2%
Average mileage 145,892 mi 85,387 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 9,734 631,425

Most common faults

Toyota Picnic

  1. Oil leak
  2. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  3. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  4. Nearside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
  5. Offside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
  6. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

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 Yaris is the more reliable of the two — 78% pass first time versus 70%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Full Toyota Picnic 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.