Petrol Toyota Verso: MOT pass rate
82.5% of petrol Toyota Versos pass the MOT first time, measured across 16,012 DVSA tests on that fuel type alone. Average mileage at test was 80,486.
Petrol against the other Toyota Verso versions
| Fuel | Pass rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 82.5% | 16,012 |
| Diesel | 77% | 11,782 |
| All Toyota Verso | 80.1% | 27,983 |
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 Verso specifically, petrol is the strongest at 82.5%, and this petrol version sits 2.4 points above the 80.1% model average.
What it means if you are buying one
The petrol Toyota Verso is the stronger side of this model on MOT data. Still judge the individual car, but the fuel type is a mild point in its favour. 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 Verso had covered 80,486 miles at test, against 109,338 for the diesel. 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 Verso page separate age from fuel if you want to isolate one.
Most common MOT failures on a petrol Toyota Verso
- Audible warning inoperative, 1.5% of tests (5.19x the national rate for this defect)
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 1.5% of tests (2.48x the national rate for this defect)
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 3.7% of tests (1.99x the national rate for this defect)
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 4% of tests (1.8x the national rate for this defect)
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 1.4% of tests (1.3x the national rate for this defect)
- A tyre seriously damaged, 2.3% of tests
- a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2.2% of tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.2% of tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 1.8% of tests
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.7% of tests
From 16,134 DVSA-tracked petrol Toyota Verso tests, 2024, split out from the Toyota Verso's other fuel types. DVSA testers marked 3.61% 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 Verso
Flagged but doesn't fail the car, a different list from the failures above.
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 4.3% of tests (3.16x the national rate for this defect), also fails
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow, 3% of tests (2.72x the national rate for this defect)
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 8.7% of tests (1.84x the national rate for this defect)
- Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 5.7% of tests (1.8x the national rate for this defect)
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 8.6% of tests (1.39x the national rate for this defect), also fails
- Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 3.4% of tests (1.3x the national rate for this defect)
- A tyre seriously damaged, 19.8% of tests (1.28x the national rate for this defect), also fails
- a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 11.8% of tests (1.26x the national rate for this defect), also fails
- Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 15.3% of tests (1.25x the national rate for this defect)
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 23.7% of tests, also fails
From 16,134 DVSA-tracked petrol Toyota Verso tests, 2024.
Other Toyota Verso fuel types
- Diesel Toyota Verso - 77%