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MOT reliability

Toyota 3 door

4 vehicles · 29 completed MOT tests analysed
69%
MOT pass rate

Based on 4 Toyota 3 door vehicles and 29 completed MOT tests, the Toyota 3 door has an overall 69% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 111,299 miles.

4
Vehicles
29
MOT tests
5,873
Avg miles / year
2.5
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Toyota 3 door problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Toyota 3 door MOT tests:

  • Other61%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension14%
  • Steering10%
  • Brakes8%
  • Emissions & nuisance7%
  • Lamps & electrical6%
  • Identification & plates3%
  • Visibility1%

Toyota 3 door pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
11100%
2250%
31100%
41100%
61100%
8250%
11367%
121100%
13450%
14367%
15367%
16367%
171100%
181100%

Fuel types: Petrol (4)

Most common Toyota 3 door MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Toyota 3 door MOT tests:

  1. Oil leak (3 times)
  2. Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (2 times)
  3. Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (2 times)
  4. Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (2 times)
  5. Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3) (2 times)
  6. Rear fog lamp switch missing (1.3.1a) (2 times)
  7. Rear fog lamp missing (1.3.2a) (2 times)
  8. Nearside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3) (2 times)
  9. Rear Panhard rod rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2) (2 times)
  10. Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) (2 times)
  11. Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) (2 times)
  12. Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) (2 times)
  13. Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) (2 times)
  14. both front sills are damaged (2 times)
  15. Nearside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (2 times)

Toyota 3 door pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2008 1 16 75% 144,263
2002 1 1 100% 81,380
1999 1 2 50% 92,458
1997 1 10 60% 127,098

Toyota 3 door reliability FAQ

Across 4 Toyota 3 door vehicles in our MOT data, 69% pass the MOT (a 31% failure rate), with about 2.5 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Toyota 3 door MOT issues are: Oil leak; Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1); Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2).

The typical Toyota 3 door in our data has covered around 111,299 miles.

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