MOT performance
Toyota Yaris hybrid: MOT pass rate and common failures
Of 179,167 MOT tests on hybrid Toyota Yariss in 2023–2024 (on average 5.9 years old at test, median 33,954 miles), 83.7% passed first time, against 68.8% of 649,743 petrol Toyota Yaris tests. Allowing for age, mileage and fuel, hybrid Toyota Yariss failed 23% more often than comparable cars — 1.23× against 0.99× for the Toyota Yaris as a whole.
179,167 MOT tests on 92,478 vehicles, 2023–2024 · Source: DVSA (Open Government Licence) · Analysis: 73 Auto
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| Figure | Value | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| First-time pass rate | 83.7% | ±0.2 pts (95%), n = 179,167 |
| All Toyota Yariss | 72.0% | n = 903,227 |
| Failures vs similar cars | 1.23× | same age, mileage and fuel = 1.00; Toyota Yaris overall 0.99× |
| Tests with a dangerous defect | 3.6% | n = 179,167 |
| Average age at test | 5.9 years | n = 179,167 |
| Registration years covered | 2011–2022 | DVSA first-use date |
Hybrid against the other Toyota Yaris fuels
Official DVSA test results by fuel, with 73 Auto's adjusted ratio (failures against cars of the same age, mileage and fuel). The hybrid cars were tested 6.4 years younger on average than the petrol ones, so the raw pass rates partly reflect age; the adjusted column doesn't.
| Fuel | Tests | Average age | First-time pass | vs similar cars | Dangerous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 649,743 | 12.3 yrs | 68.8% | -4% | 6.5% |
| Hybrid | 179,167 | 5.9 yrs | 83.7% | +23% | 3.6% |
| Diesel | 46,093 | 14 yrs | 61.1% | Same | 8.5% |
Where hybrid Toyota Yariss differ
- Steering: hybrid Toyota Yariss failed 110% more often than the Toyota Yaris overall, relative to comparable cars (0.30× vs 0.14×).
- Suspension: hybrid Toyota Yariss failed 89% more often than the Toyota Yaris overall, relative to comparable cars (1.79× vs 0.95×).
- Brakes: hybrid Toyota Yariss failed 67% more often than the Toyota Yaris overall, relative to comparable cars (1.41× vs 0.84×).
- Noise, emissions and leaks: hybrid Toyota Yariss failed 66% less often than the Toyota Yaris overall, relative to comparable cars (0.27× vs 0.80×).
| Area | Hybrid (vs similar) | All Toyota Yariss (vs similar) |
|---|---|---|
| Lights, reflectors and electrical | 6.1% (+53%) | 13.7% (+17%) |
| Driver's view of the road | 4.4% (+37%) | 6.1% (+20%) |
| Tyres | 4.2% (-9%) | 4.9% (-16%) |
| Suspension | 2.7% (+79%) | 8.5% (-5%) |
| Brakes | 2.5% (+41%) | 5.6% (-16%) |
| Body, chassis and structure | 0.4% (+27%) | 2.8% (-23%) |
| Seat belts and airbags | 0.2% (+13%) | 0.7% (-31%) |
| Registration plates and VIN | 0.1% (-24%) | 0.4% (+2%) |
| Road wheels | 0.1% (-47%) | 0.2% (-39%) |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 0.1% (-73%) | 2.8% (-20%) |
Most common hybrid Toyota Yaris failure items
1 of these 5 items is not among the Toyota Yaris's ten most common failures overall.
| Item | Area | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|
| Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively | Driver's view of the road | 2.82% |
| Headlamp: not working on dipped beam | Lights, reflectors and electrical | 1.55% |
| Side repeaters: not working | Lights, reflectors and electrical | 1.30% |
| Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm | Tyres | 1.15% |
| Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid | Driver's view of the road | 1.05% |
Pass rate by age, by fuel
| Age at test (years) | hybrid pass rate (tests) | petrol pass rate (tests) | diesel pass rate (tests) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-4 | 87.8% (46,156) | 88.4% (42,090) | — |
| 5-6 | 84.5% (50,642) | 85.4% (54,884) | 81.3% (797) |
| 7-8 | 80.9% (38,649) | 82.1% (72,847) | 77.0% (3,152) |
| 9-10 | 76.6% (25,135) | 73.3% (84,165) | 67.3% (4,918) |
| 11-12 | 74.0% (4,857) | 70.1% (77,159) | 64.9% (5,085) |
| 13-15 | — | 63.4% (115,869) | 59.2% (14,786) |
| 16+ | — | 55.0% (197,310) | 56.0% (17,355) |
Toyota Yaris by registration year
Registration-year pages cover every fuel of that year.
- 1999 Toyota Yaris · 54.3%
- 2000 Toyota Yaris · 55.4%
- 2001 Toyota Yaris · 55.6%
- 2002 Toyota Yaris · 56.0%
- 2003 Toyota Yaris · 54.3%
- 2004 Toyota Yaris · 53.6%
- 2005 Toyota Yaris · 54.8%
- 2006 Toyota Yaris · 55.2%
- 2007 Toyota Yaris · 56.7%
- 2008 Toyota Yaris · 58.1%
- 2009 Toyota Yaris · 65.2%
- 2010 Toyota Yaris · 65.4%
- 2011 Toyota Yaris · 70.0%
- 2012 Toyota Yaris · 70.2%
- 2013 Toyota Yaris · 72.3%
- 2014 Toyota Yaris · 75.6%
- 2015 Toyota Yaris · 81.2%
- 2016 Toyota Yaris · 83.6%
- 2017 Toyota Yaris · 83.9%
- 2018 Toyota Yaris · 86.0%
- 2019 Toyota Yaris · 87.8%
- 2020 Toyota Yaris · 89.5%
- 2021 Toyota Yaris · 93.0%
What this does and doesn't tell you
Fuel is DVSA's recorded fuel type; plug-in and self-charging hybrids are grouped as hybrid. A difference between fuels can come from the engines themselves, or from how the cars are used — diesels typically cover more miles, and the adjusted ratio allows for mileage band but not for every difference in use. For one car, its own MOT history is the better guide: see MOT check.
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About this data. These are MOT test results, not a measure of mechanical reliability: a car's MOT outcome reflects its condition on the day, which depends on how it has been maintained and driven as well as how it was built. Figures cover class 4 vehicles (cars and light vans), normal tests only (retests excluded), outcomes pass, fail and pass after rectification at the station; vehicles at least 2.5 years old at test. Tests from 2023-01-01 to 2024-12-30. “Compared with similar cars” means compared with the national rate for cars of the same age, mileage band and fuel. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Makes and models are matched to 73 Auto's vehicle catalogue; tests that can't be matched are left out rather than guessed. See how the MOT figures are produced.