Toyota Auris MOT reliability

Toyota Auriss passed their MOT first time 72% of the time across 148,662 tests in 2025. 134,509 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

72%

MOTs analysed

148,662

Still licensed (GB)

134,509

Body type

Hatchback

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2018 hybrid

12,703 MOTs

Passed first time 80%. Typical mileage 69,758 (most between 43,460 and 129,651).

2018: 98% → 2019: 86% → 2020: 85% → 2021: 86% → 2022: 84% → 2023: 82% → 2024: 81% → 2025: 80%

Most common failures

Stop lamp: not working (4.8%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (2.2%)
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (2.1%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.7%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.4%)

2018 petrol

1,182 MOTs

Passed first time 86%. Typical mileage 39,605 (most between 26,071 and 54,071).

2018: 100% → 2019: 89% → 2020: 91% → 2021: 91% → 2022: 91% → 2023: 86% → 2024: 86% → 2025: 86%

Most common failures

Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (2.5%)
Stop lamp: not working (2.5%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.1%)
Headlamp aim: too low (1.1%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (1.1%)

2018 diesel

40 MOTs

These figures come from 40 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 68%. Typical mileage 74,883 (most between 48,052 and 106,973).

2018: 100% → 2019: 80% → 2020: 77% → 2021: 84% → 2022: 79% → 2023: 78% → 2024: 81% → 2025: 68%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (7.5%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.0%)
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.0%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (5.0%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (2.5%)

2018 hybrid electric (clean)

3 MOTs

These figures come from only 3 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 94,754 (most between 64,648 and 96,997).

2024: 0% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

2018 other

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 66,341 (most between 66,341 and 66,341).

2019: 50% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 75% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

All direction indicators: not working (100.0%)

2018 electric

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 70,788 (most between 70,788 and 70,788).

2021: 0% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Wheel bearings: has excessive play (100.0%)

Where 2018 Auriss fail

Lights & electrics

11.2%

Wheels & tyres

5.4%

Brakes

2.6%

Suspension & axles

2.6%

Visibility & wipers

2.6%

Steering

0.4%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.3%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.3%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.