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MOT reliability

Toyota Estate

85 vehicles · 768 completed MOT tests analysed
70%
MOT pass rate

Based on 85 Toyota Estate vehicles and 768 completed MOT tests, the Toyota Estate has an overall 70% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 165,620 miles.

85
Vehicles
768
MOT tests
10,196
Avg miles / year
2.1
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share

Toyota Estate problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Toyota Estate MOT tests:

  • Other93%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension7%
  • Emissions & nuisance5%
  • Steering5%
  • Seatbelts & equipment5%
  • Brakes5%
  • Lamps & electrical2%
  • Body & structure1%

Toyota Estate pass rate by age

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

Age (years)TestsPass rate
12181%
24072%
33773%
44676%
53778%
64072%
74276%
84168%
94963%
104766%
114760%
123174%
133083%
144267%
154269%
163773%
173272%
183757%
192458%
20771%

Fuel types: Diesel (70), Petrol (15)

Most common Toyota Estate MOT faults

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

  1. Oil leak (34 times)
  2. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (33 times)
  3. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (29 times)
  4. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (28 times)
  5. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (20 times)
  6. Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (19 times)
  7. Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (19 times)
  8. Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (7.4.B.3b) (18 times)
  9. Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) (17 times)
  10. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) (16 times)
  11. Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (16 times)
  12. Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) (16 times)
  13. Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2) (13 times)
  14. Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2) (12 times)
  15. Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (12 times)

Toyota Estate pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2014 1 14 86% 150,298
2008 3 41 68% 91,101
2007 2 29 66% 187,610
2006 5 66 77% 180,573
2005 5 83 70% 184,243
2004 15 127 69% 174,476
2003 8 60 73% 144,815
2002 4 42 67% 139,624
2001 2 22 59% 177,250
2000 3 49 80% 159,060
1999 2 35 66% 184,925
1998 1 1 100% 163,575
1997 3 17 82% 172,715
1996 1 1 100% 129,000
1995 2 28 61% 224,217
1994 2 27 59% 287,792
1993 7 53 72% 157,902
1992 7 35 74% 172,114
1991 3 14 71% 140,948
1990 3 15 53% 121,183
1989 2 4 75% 118,194
1988 1 2 50% 174,733
1982 1 1 100% 224,315
1981 1 1 100% 169,006

Toyota Estate reliability FAQ

Across 85 Toyota Estate vehicles in our MOT data, 70% pass the MOT (a 30% failure rate), with about 2.1 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Toyota Estate MOT issues are: Oil leak; Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1); Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1).

The typical Toyota Estate in our data has covered around 165,620 miles.

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