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Toyota Yaris vs Toyota Yarus: reliability comparison

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

Toyota Yaris
78%
MOT pass rate · 631,425 vehicles
Toyota Yarus
59%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Toyota Yaris (78%) and Toyota Yarus (59%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Toyota Yaris Toyota Yarus
MOT pass rate 78% ✓ 59%
MOT failure rate 22% ✓ 41%
Faults & advisories per test 1.7 0.6 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 2% 0% ✓
Average mileage 85,387 mi 168,692 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 631,425 1

Most common faults

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))

Toyota Yarus

  1. Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
  2. Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
  3. Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
  4. Rear Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.5c)
  5. Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
  6. Nearside Rear position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Toyota Yaris (78%) and Toyota Yarus (59%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

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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.