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MOT reliability

Toyota Glanza

134 vehicles · 1,195 completed MOT tests analysed
72%
MOT pass rate

Based on 134 Toyota Glanza vehicles and 1,195 completed MOT tests, the Toyota Glanza has an overall 72% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 155,912 miles.

134
Vehicles
1,195
MOT tests
7,581
Avg miles / year
2.1
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share

Toyota Glanza problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Toyota Glanza MOT tests:

  • Other86%
  • Steering8%
  • Brakes7%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension6%
  • Emissions & nuisance5%
  • Seatbelts & equipment4%
  • Lamps & electrical3%
  • Body & structure1%

Toyota Glanza pass rate by age

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

Age (years)TestsPass rate
17672%
28367%
38469%
48270%
57269%
66562%
74973%
84976%
93982%
105366%
116073%
124477%
134576%
143974%
153969%
163471%
172875%
182665%
191669%
201573%

Fuel types: Petrol (126), Other (7), LPG (1)

Most common Toyota Glanza MOT faults

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

  1. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (60 times)
  2. Oil leak (46 times)
  3. Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3) (45 times)
  4. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (45 times)
  5. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (44 times)
  6. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) (36 times)
  7. Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) (33 times)
  8. Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3) (32 times)
  9. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (26 times)
  10. Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (25 times)
  11. Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (25 times)
  12. Exhaust noisy (7.1.4) (24 times)
  13. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (24 times)
  14. Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (23 times)
  15. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (22 times)

Toyota Glanza pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2020 2 8 88% 143,244
2018 1 8 88% 135,886
2017 2 14 100% 121,546
2016 1 9 78% 75,364
2015 4 39 69% 135,808
2014 1 8 62% 159,282
2013 1 10 80% 157,515
2012 1 13 62% 107,675
2010 6 78 71% 169,669
2009 10 72 71% 130,437
2008 15 140 74% 146,332
2007 18 204 69% 190,332
2006 9 131 78% 157,079
2005 2 38 55% 127,808
2004 2 26 62% 92,454
2002 2 19 63% 146,060
1999 3 17 71% 133,230
1998 9 60 70% 138,171
1997 9 33 64% 224,363
1996 26 215 74% 163,921
1995 3 21 71% 100,565

Toyota Glanza reliability FAQ

Across 134 Toyota Glanza vehicles in our MOT data, 72% pass the MOT (a 28% failure rate), with about 2.1 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Toyota Glanza MOT issues are: Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Oil leak; Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3).

The typical Toyota Glanza in our data has covered around 155,912 miles.

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