Toyota Avensis MOT data by year

The Toyota Avensis appears in 439,421 MOT tests in this dataset across model years 1990–2021. Its most common failure areas are lighting & signalling, brakes and suspension, and its overall pass rate is 79.3%.

439,421
MOT tests analysed
79.3%
Pass rate
20.7%
Fail rate
1990–2021
Years covered

By model year

Toyota Avensis MOT results by model year
Year Tests Pass rate Fail rate Most common failure
2002 7,709 73.5% 26.5% Lighting & signalling
2010 37,549 79.7% 20.3% Lighting & signalling
2014 18,925 84.2% 15.8% Lighting & signalling
2017 14,003 89.5% 10.5% Lighting & signalling

Most common failures (all years)

Most common MOT failure areas — Toyota Avensis
# Category % of tests affected Tests
1 Lighting & signalling 14.3% 62,797
2 Brakes 7.6% 33,633
3 Suspension 7.5% 32,887
4 Tyres 4.9% 21,633
5 Visibility 4.5% 19,729
6 Emissions & environmental 3.3% 14,479
7 Body, structure & corrosion 2.3% 10,088
8 Steering 0.9% 3,747
Share of tests failing on each category Lighting & signalling 14.3% Brakes 7.6% Suspension 7.5% Tyres 4.9% Visibility 4.5% Emissions & environmental 3.3%
Percentage of tests with at least one failure recorded in each category, across all model years.

Methodology & source. Based on 439,421 MOT tests. Dataset: DVSA MOT testing data (2021,2022,2023,2024,2025). Data last updated 2026-07-01. Figures reflect MOT-testable defects only — read the methodology for how these are calculated and what they don't measure.

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