Hybrid Toyota Yaris: MOT pass rate

87.7% of hybrid Toyota Yaris pass the MOT first time, measured across 85,118 DVSA tests on that fuel type alone. Average mileage at test was 45,303.

Hybrid against the other Toyota Yaris versions

Why the fuel type changes the number

Hybrids sidestep most emissions failures and tend to do lighter urban miles, though the extra weight tells on tyres and brakes.

On the Toyota Yaris specifically, hybrid is the strongest at 87.7%, and this hybrid version sits 8.7 points above the 79% model average.

What it means if you are buying one

The hybrid Toyota Yaris 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 hybrid Toyota Yaris had covered 45,303 miles at test, against 71,902 for the petrol and 112,321 for the diesel and 75,141 for the electric. That is below average for a car this age, worth a mileage-consistency check since an unusually low reading is sometimes clocking rather than luck.

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

Most common MOT failures on a hybrid Toyota Yaris

1. A wheel bearing excessively rough, 1.4% of tests (4.63x the national rate for this defect)
2. A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.1% of tests (1.7x the national rate for this defect)
3. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 1.9% of tests (1.59x the national rate for this defect)
4. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 0.5% of tests (1.47x the national rate for this defect)
5. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.5% of tests (1.45x the national rate for this defect)
6. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.1% of tests
7. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.5% of tests
8. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.5% of tests
9. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.8% of tests
10. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.7% of tests

From 85,255 DVSA-tracked hybrid Toyota Yaris tests, 2024, split out from the Toyota Yaris's other fuel types. DVSA testers marked 4.23% 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 hybrid Toyota Yaris

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

1. Cable damaged or knotted, 1.9% of tests (22.96x the national rate for this defect)
2. A wheel bearing excessively rough, 1.4% of tests (3.71x the national rate for this defect), also fails
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 20.9% of tests (1.36x the national rate for this defect), also fails
4. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 16.4% of tests (1.34x the national rate for this defect), also fails
5. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 21% of tests, also fails
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 6.3% of tests
7. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 3.5% of tests
8. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 2.7% of tests
9. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 2.5% of tests
10. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 2.5% of tests, also fails

From 85,255 DVSA-tracked hybrid Toyota Yaris tests, 2024.

Other Toyota Yaris fuel types

• Petrol Toyota Yaris - 77.3%
• Diesel Toyota Yaris - 70.8%
• Electric Toyota Yaris - 77.1%

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