MOT failures by make

Toyota MOT failures for “Coil spring: fractured or broken”

Toyota cars failed their MOT on “Coil spring: fractured or broken” in 1.26% of 3,315,375 tests in 2023–2024 (41,908 tests) — 34% less often than comparable cars of the same age, mileage and fuel, which would have failed on it in about 1.92% of tests. It is the number 9 most common failure item on Toyotas.

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Data to 2024-12-30 · Page updated 2026-09-28 · Publisher: 73 Auto

Toyota tests failing on it: 1.26%; 41,908 of 3,315,375 tests, 2023–2024
Comparable cars: 1.92%; national rate at the same age, mileage and fuel
Observed ÷ expected: 0.66×; 73 Auto analysis · rank #9 for Toyota

How unusual this is for the make

Across all MOT failures, Toyotas fail 6% less often than comparable cars. On this item the gap is 0.70× narrower than that overall level, so it is a genuine Toyota pattern rather than a reflection of how often the make fails in general. It is a major defect in the suspension part of the test. Nationally it appears on 2.32% of MOT tests.

Toyota models and “Coil spring: fractured or broken”

The Toyota Aygo is least affected (0.01× comparable cars); the Toyota Hilux most (1.23×). Not every model follows the make: the pattern is concentrated in some models. Model rows compare with cars of the same age and fuel.

Toyota models: share of MOT tests failing on Coil spring: fractured or broken
Model	Tests	Failed on it	vs similar cars
Toyota Hilux	142,032	2.81%	1.23×
Toyota Yaris	903,227	2.61%	1.19×
Toyota Celica	20,328	2.74%	1.17×
Toyota Prius	318,514	0.44%	0.88×
Toyota Avensis	134,630	2.78%	0.84×
Toyota C-HR	153,637	0.12%	0.68×
Toyota MR2	21,325	1.35%	0.67×
Toyota RAV4	255,291	1.10%	0.54×
Toyota Auris	311,459	1.05%	0.52×
Toyota Proace	23,389	0.57%	0.47×
Toyota Verso	56,704	0.79%	0.26×
Toyota Land Cruiser	43,545	0.54%	0.24×
Toyota GR86	13,369	0.51%	0.23×
Toyota Alphard	19,964	0.22%	0.19×
Toyota iQ	34,119	0.66%	0.18×
Toyota Corolla	214,244	0.26%	0.15×
Toyota Estima	33,200	0.06%	0.03×
Toyota Hi-Ace	30,426	0.04%	0.01×
Toyota Aygo	509,719	0.02%	0.01×

Models with at least 10,000 MOT tests and 30 expected failures on this item. 2023–2024 DVSA data; 73 Auto analysis.

By age at test

The difference is most pronounced at 5-6 years old: 0.20% of Toyota tests against 0.60% for comparable cars.

Toyota: share of MOT tests failing on Coil spring: fractured or broken by age band, against comparable cars
Age (years)	Toyota tests	Toyota	Comparable cars
3-4	436,758	0.07%	0.12%
5-6	443,902	0.20%	0.60%
7-8	424,346	0.63%	1.42%
9-10	376,404	2.01%	2.36%
11-12	306,203	2.11%	3.09%
13-15	457,220	2.55%	3.68%
16+	699,315	1.76%	2.77%

Limitations

Official data: DVSA's anonymised MOT results (2023–2024), class 4 initial tests, cars at least 2.5 years old. 73 Auto analysis: the comparison rate applies the national rate of this item for each test's own age, mileage band and fuel to the Toyota tests. An MOT result reflects maintenance, mileage and how a car is used as well as its design, so this is not a measure of which make is most reliable. The wording of the defect is DVSA's.

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Where these figures come from

Anonymised MOT tests and results (2023 and 2024) — Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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