Petrol Toyota Estima: MOT pass rate

81.1% of petrol Toyota Estimas pass the MOT first time, measured across 9,689 DVSA tests on that fuel type alone. Average mileage at test was 95,984.

Petrol against the other Toyota Estima 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 Estima specifically, hybrid is the strongest at 87.2%, and this petrol version sits 2.1 points below the 83.2% model average.

What it means if you are buying one

The petrol Toyota Estima 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 Estima had covered 95,984 miles at test, against 98,092 for the hybrid and 127,614 for the lpg. That is above average and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust.

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 Estima page separate age from fuel if you want to isolate one.

Most common MOT failures on a petrol Toyota Estima

1. Front or rear fog lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 1.5% of tests (32.74x the national rate for this defect)
2. An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 3.4% of tests (7.71x the national rate for this defect)
3. Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow, 1.4% of tests (6.72x the national rate for this defect)
4. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 5.5% of tests (2.99x the national rate for this defect)
5. A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, 1.7% of tests (1.93x the national rate for this defect)
6. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 3.5% of tests (1.55x the national rate for this defect)
7. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 3.3% of tests (1.4x the national rate for this defect)
8. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 1.7% of tests (1.39x the national rate for this defect)
9. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2.9% of tests (1.34x the national rate for this defect)
10. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 2.4% of tests (1.24x the national rate for this defect)

From 9,848 DVSA-tracked petrol Toyota Estima tests, 2024, split out from the Toyota Estima's other fuel types. DVSA testers marked 4.61% 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 Estima

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

1. A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn, 10.5% of tests (16.45x the national rate for this defect)
2. Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow, 7.7% of tests (6.95x the national rate for this defect), also fails
3. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 11.9% of tests (1.27x the national rate for this defect), also fails
4. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 20.1% of tests
5. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 13.8% of tests
6. A tyre seriously damaged, 9.6% of tests
7. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 6.2% of tests
8. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 5.6% of tests
9. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 4.2% of tests
10. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 3.5% of tests

From 9,848 DVSA-tracked petrol Toyota Estima tests, 2024.

Other Toyota Estima fuel types

• Hybrid Toyota Estima - 87.2%
• LPG Toyota Estima - 76.8%

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