Toyota Verso: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Toyota Verso passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 3 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 28,131 individual Toyota Verso tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 79.7% first-time pass rate means roughly 20 in every 100 Toyota Versos 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 Verso tested had covered 91,572 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 Verso sits 3 points above the national average, ranked 1,448 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 Verso 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 Verso: £225 at UK salvage auction, from 7 ended listings, not independently confirmed sales.

Most common MOT failures on a Toyota Verso

1. Audible warning inoperative, 1.9% of tests (6.82x the national rate for this defect)
2. Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 1.9% of tests (3.14x the national rate for this defect)
3. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 4.1% of tests (2.22x the national rate for this defect)
4. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 4.4% of tests (1.97x the national rate for this defect)
5. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 2% of tests (1.85x the national rate for this defect)
6. 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 (1.38x the national rate for this defect)
7. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.5% of tests
8. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.5% of tests
9. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2.5% of tests
10. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 1.9% of tests

From 28,076 DVSA-tracked Toyota Verso tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.8% of these flagged Toyota Verso defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Toyota Verso

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 Verso before it actually fails on it.

1. Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 4.9% of tests (3.6x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow, 2.7% of tests (2.4x the national rate for this advisory)
3. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 12.7% of tests (2.04x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
4. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 6.2% of tests (1.94x the national rate for this advisory)
5. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 8.8% of tests (1.86x the national rate for this advisory)
6. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 17.5% of tests (1.43x the national rate for this advisory)
7. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 13.3% of tests (1.42x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
8. 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, 2.1% of tests (1.41x the national rate for this advisory)
9. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 3.6% of tests (1.36x the national rate for this advisory)
10. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 26.7% of tests, also fails

From 28,076 DVSA-tracked Toyota Verso tests, 2024.

Toyota Verso pass rate by model year

From its 2009 to its 2018 model year, the Toyota Verso's first-time pass rate has risen 11.9 points, from 74.7% to 86.6%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Toyota Verso year:

• 2009 Toyota Verso - 74.7% first-time pass, 1,919 tests
• 2010 Toyota Verso - 72.1% first-time pass, 3,016 tests
• 2011 Toyota Verso - 76.7% first-time pass, 3,888 tests
• 2012 Toyota Verso - 77.3% first-time pass, 2,942 tests
• 2013 Toyota Verso - 78.6% first-time pass, 3,238 tests
• 2014 Toyota Verso - 82.1% first-time pass, 2,937 tests
• 2015 Toyota Verso - 84.5% first-time pass, 3,188 tests
• 2016 Toyota Verso - 85% first-time pass, 3,489 tests
• 2017 Toyota Verso - 88% first-time pass, 2,314 tests
• 2018 Toyota Verso - 86.6% first-time pass, 845 tests

Toyota Verso by fuel type

The Toyota Verso's two most-tested fuel types split by 5.5 points: petrol passes first time 82.5% of the time (16,012 tests) against 77% for diesel (11,782 tests).

• Petrol Toyota Verso - 82.5% first-time pass, 16,012 tests
• Diesel Toyota Verso - 77% first-time pass, 11,782 tests

Other Toyota models

• Toyota Yaris - 78.6%
• Toyota Aygo - 80.9%
• Toyota Prius - 86%
• Toyota Auris - 80.5%
• Toyota Rav4 - 84.3%
• Toyota C-Hr - 90.6%
• Toyota Corolla - 75.3%
• Toyota Hilux - 73%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Suzuki Ignis - 79.8%
• Mercedes-Benz 280 - 79.8%
• Renault Captur - 79.7%
• Volkswagen Amarok - 79.7%
• Mercedes-Benz 300 - 79.7%
• Renault Trafic Sl28 B-Ness Energy Dci - 79.7%

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?

Embed this data

Run a site about the Toyota Verso? Embed the real DVSA pass-rate badge free, linked back to this page.

<a href="https://www.salvageprophet.co.uk/mot/toyota-verso"><img src="https://www.salvageprophet.co.uk/badge/toyota-verso.svg" width="340" height="92" alt="Toyota Verso MOT Pass Rate: 79.7% - Salvage Prophet"></a>

Run a garage or parts site? Embed the Toyota Verso's top real failure reason instead, linked back here.

<a href="https://www.salvageprophet.co.uk/mot/toyota-verso"><img src="https://www.salvageprophet.co.uk/badge/failure/toyota-verso.svg" width="340" height="106" alt="Toyota Verso most common MOT failure: Audible warning inoperative (1.9% of tests) - Salvage Prophet"></a>

All 2,005 models ranked by MOT pass rate