Diesel Toyota Verso: MOT pass rate

77% of diesel Toyota Versos pass the MOT first time, measured across 11,782 DVSA tests on that fuel type alone. Average mileage at test was 109,338.

Diesel against the other Toyota Verso versions

Why the fuel type changes the number

Diesels carry DPFs, EGR valves and stricter smoke limits, so emissions and exhaust faults account for failures petrol cars never see.

On the Toyota Verso specifically, petrol is the strongest at 82.5%, and this diesel version sits 3.1 points below the 80.1% model average.

What it means if you are buying one

The diesel Toyota Verso 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 diesel Toyota Verso had covered 109,338 miles at test, against 80,486 for the petrol. 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 Verso page separate age from fuel if you want to isolate one.

Most common MOT failures on a diesel Toyota Verso

1. Audible warning inoperative, 2.6% of tests (9.07x the national rate for this defect)
2. Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 2.4% of tests (4.05x the national rate for this defect)
3. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 2.8% of tests (2.62x the national rate for this defect)
4. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 4.6% of tests (2.51x the national rate for this defect)
5. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 4.9% of tests (2.2x 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, 1.5% of tests (1.67x the national rate for this defect)
7. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2.8% of tests (1.3x the national rate for this defect)
8. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 3% of tests
9. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.8% of tests
10. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 2.1% of tests

From 11,818 DVSA-tracked diesel Toyota Verso tests, 2024, split out from the Toyota Verso's other fuel types. DVSA testers marked 3.99% 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 diesel Toyota Verso

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

1. Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 5.8% of tests (4.21x the national rate for this defect), also fails
2. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 18.2% of tests (2.94x the national rate for this defect), also fails
3. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 6.9% of tests (2.15x the national rate for this defect)
4. A brake hose ferrule excessively corroded, 2.6% of tests (2.03x the national rate for this defect)
5. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 8.9% of tests (1.89x the national rate for this defect)
6. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 20.5% of tests (1.68x the national rate for this defect)
7. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 15.3% of tests (1.64x the national rate for this defect), 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, 2.4% of tests (1.59x the national rate for this defect)
9. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 3.8% of tests (1.44x the national rate for this defect)
10. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 31% of tests (1.16x the national rate for this defect), also fails

From 11,818 DVSA-tracked diesel Toyota Verso tests, 2024.

Other Toyota Verso fuel types

• Petrol Toyota Verso - 82.5%

All Toyota Verso MOT data · Every model