Petrol Toyota Auris: MOT pass rate

78.1% of petrol Toyota Auris pass the MOT first time, measured across 68,572 DVSA tests on that fuel type alone. Average mileage at test was 81,490.

Petrol against the other Toyota Auris versions

Why the fuel type changes the number

Petrol cars avoid the DPF and emissions failures that catch diesels, and usually fail on the same consumables as any other car.

On the Toyota Auris specifically, hybrid is the strongest at 85.3%, and this petrol version sits 2.8 points below the 80.9% model average.

What it means if you are buying one

The petrol Toyota Auris fails more often than the model average, so budget for the items that catch this fuel type and treat a fresh MOT as worth paying for. Buying a damaged one? run it through the analyzer, check the exact car, decode the VIN and check the mileage before you bid.

Mileage is part of the answer

The average petrol Toyota Auris had covered 81,490 miles at test, against 97,693 for the hybrid and 105,763 for the diesel and 109,651 for the electric. That is above average, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures.

Fuel type and mileage are tangled together: diesels are usually bought by higher-mileage drivers, so some of any gap between fuels is the miles rather than the engine. The per-year figures on the Toyota Auris page separate age from fuel if you want to isolate one.

Most common MOT failures on a petrol Toyota Auris

1. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 3.5% of tests (3.25x the national rate for this defect)
2. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 3.9% of tests (2.14x the national rate for this defect)
3. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 4.4% of tests (1.96x the national rate for this defect)
4. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 2.5% of tests (1.9x the national rate for this defect)
5. A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.2% of tests (1.87x the national rate for this defect)
6. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 2.3% of tests (1.69x the national rate for this defect)
7. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 1.8% of tests (1.47x the national rate for this defect)
8. A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, 1.2% of tests (1.37x the national rate for this defect)
9. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 2.3% of tests (1.2x the national rate for this defect)
10. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2.5% of tests (1.16x the national rate for this defect)

From 69,026 DVSA-tracked petrol Toyota Auris tests, 2024, split out from the Toyota Auris's other fuel types. DVSA testers marked 3.8% of these flagged defects as "dangerous", against 5.11% nationally. See which fuel type fails on the most dangerous defects nationally for how that compares across the whole fleet.

Most common MOT advisories on a petrol Toyota Auris

Flagged but doesn't fail the car, a different list from the failures above.

1. A brake hose ferrule excessively corroded, 4.8% of tests (3.75x the national rate for this defect)
2. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 22.9% of tests (3.69x the national rate for this defect), also fails
3. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 14.1% of tests (2.73x the national rate for this defect)
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, 4.1% of tests (2.69x the national rate for this defect)
5. Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced, 3.1% of tests (2.47x the national rate for this defect)
6. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 5% of tests (1.88x the national rate for this defect)
7. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 5.4% of tests (1.69x the national rate for this defect)
8. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 7.5% of tests (1.58x the national rate for this defect)
9. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 17.3% of tests (1.41x the national rate for this defect)
10. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 3.9% of tests (1.37x the national rate for this defect)

From 69,026 DVSA-tracked petrol Toyota Auris tests, 2024.

Other Toyota Auris fuel types

• Hybrid Toyota Auris - 85.3%
• Diesel Toyota Auris - 75.4%
• Electric Toyota Auris - 74.4%

All Toyota Auris MOT data · Every model