Toyota Auris: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Toyota Auris passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 3.8 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 154,727 individual Toyota Auris tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 80.5% first-time pass rate means roughly 20 in every 100 Toyota Auris presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Toyota Auris tested had covered 89,672 miles and was built around 2013.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Toyota Auris sits 3.8 points above the national average, ranked 1,420 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Toyota Auris rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see the median recorded closing bid for a damaged Toyota Auris: £1,500 at UK salvage auction, from 18 ended listings, not independently confirmed sales.

Most common MOT failures on a Toyota Auris

1. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 2.1% of tests (1.97x the national rate for this defect)
2. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 2.1% of tests (1.75x the national rate for this defect)
3. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 3.1% of tests (1.68x the national rate for this defect)
4. A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, 1.3% of tests (1.5x the national rate for this defect)
5. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 2% of tests (1.47x the national rate for this defect)
6. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 1.8% of tests (1.41x the national rate for this defect)
7. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 2.9% of tests (1.3x the national rate for this defect)
8. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.6% of tests
9. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.4% of tests
10. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 2.2% of tests

From 154,571 DVSA-tracked Toyota Auris tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.36% of these flagged Toyota Auris defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Toyota Auris

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Toyota Auris before it actually fails on it.

1. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 14% of tests (2.26x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. A brake hose ferrule excessively corroded, 2.7% of tests (2.11x the national rate for this advisory)
3. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 9% of tests (1.75x the national rate for this advisory)
4. The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 2.5% of tests (1.63x the national rate for this advisory)
5. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 4.7% of tests (1.48x the national rate for this advisory)
6. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 3.3% of tests (1.26x the national rate for this advisory)
7. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 4.8% of tests (1.22x the national rate for this advisory)
8. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 2.4% of tests (1.2x the national rate for this advisory)
9. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 20.7% of tests, also fails
10. A tyre seriously damaged, 16.4% of tests, also fails

From 154,571 DVSA-tracked Toyota Auris tests, 2024.

Toyota Auris pass rate by model year

From its 2007 to its 2019 model year, the Toyota Auris's first-time pass rate has risen 19.2 points, from 69.8% to 89%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Toyota Auris year:

• 2007 Toyota Auris - 69.8% first-time pass, 10,636 tests
• 2008 Toyota Auris - 70.3% first-time pass, 11,338 tests
• 2009 Toyota Auris - 73.7% first-time pass, 10,881 tests
• 2010 Toyota Auris - 74.2% first-time pass, 9,592 tests
• 2011 Toyota Auris - 75.2% first-time pass, 9,429 tests
• 2012 Toyota Auris - 76.4% first-time pass, 8,443 tests
• 2013 Toyota Auris - 83.6% first-time pass, 13,771 tests
• 2014 Toyota Auris - 83.8% first-time pass, 17,125 tests
• 2015 Toyota Auris - 85.5% first-time pass, 17,503 tests
• 2016 Toyota Auris - 86.6% first-time pass, 15,820 tests
• 2017 Toyota Auris - 87.8% first-time pass, 14,253 tests
• 2018 Toyota Auris - 89% first-time pass, 13,822 tests
• 2019 Toyota Auris - 89% first-time pass, 1,233 tests

Toyota Auris by fuel type

The Toyota Auris's two most-tested fuel types split by 7.2 points: petrol passes first time 78.1% of the time (68,572 tests) against 85.3% for hybrid (67,303 tests).

• Petrol Toyota Auris - 78.1% first-time pass, 68,572 tests
• Hybrid Toyota Auris - 85.3% first-time pass, 67,303 tests
• Diesel Toyota Auris - 75.4% first-time pass, 13,819 tests
• Electric Toyota Auris - 74.4% first-time pass, 2,240 tests

Other Toyota models

• Toyota Yaris - 78.6%
• Toyota Aygo - 80.9%
• Toyota Prius - 86%
• Toyota Rav4 - 84.3%
• Toyota C-Hr - 90.6%
• Toyota Corolla - 75.3%
• Toyota Hilux - 73%
• Toyota Avensis - 73.7%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Ford Allied - 80.6%
• Mercedes-Benz Cl - 80.6%
• Maserati Quattroporte - 80.6%
• Peugeot Traveller - 80.5%
• Morris Minor 1000 - 80.5%
• Citroen Dispatch 1400 En-Prise Bhdi Ss - 80.5%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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