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MOT reliability

Toyota Esquire

380 vehicles · 821 completed MOT tests analysed
94%
MOT pass rate

Based on 380 Toyota Esquire vehicles and 821 completed MOT tests, the Toyota Esquire has an overall 94% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 60,078 miles.

380
Vehicles
821
MOT tests
21,088
Avg miles / year
0.3
Faults per test
4%
Dangerous-fault share

Toyota Esquire problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Toyota Esquire MOT tests:

  • Tyres, wheels & suspension52%
  • Lamps & electrical18%
  • Other11%
  • Brakes11%
  • Visibility5%
  • Body & structure3%
  • Steering2%
  • Identification & plates1%

Toyota Esquire pass rate by age

How the Toyota Esquire's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
12100%
34100%
41493%
53197%
68695%
719695%
816196%
912694%
1010587%
117591%
1210100%

Fuel types: Hybrid Electric (Clean) (352), Petrol (26), LPG (2)

Most common Toyota Esquire MOT faults

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

  1. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (13 times)
  2. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) (9 times)
  3. Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) (9 times)
  4. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (8 times)
  5. Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i)) (8 times)
  6. Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) (7 times)
  7. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (6 times)
  8. Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) (6 times)
  9. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (5 times)
  10. Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii)) (5 times)
  11. Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) (5 times)
  12. Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) (5 times)
  13. Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii)) (4 times)
  14. Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) (4 times)
  15. Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) (4 times)

Toyota Esquire pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2026 4 9 100% 21,643
2022 1 1 100% 48,206
2021 6 12 92% 41,985
2020 11 29 90% 41,330
2019 68 120 97% 45,451
2018 87 189 95% 46,736
2017 82 180 97% 60,089
2016 34 81 90% 91,747
2015 73 164 90% 76,325
2014 14 37 92% 84,745

Toyota Esquire reliability FAQ

Across 380 Toyota Esquire vehicles in our MOT data, 94% pass the MOT (a 6% failure rate), with about 0.3 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Toyota Esquire MOT issues are: Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)); Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii)); Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)).

The typical Toyota Esquire in our data has covered around 60,078 miles.

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