Toyota Avensis MOT reliability

Toyota Avensiss passed their MOT first time 65% of the time across 55,139 tests in 2025. 46,060 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

65%

MOTs analysed

55,139

Still licensed (GB)

46,060

Body type

Sedan

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

2016 diesel

2,791 MOTs

Passed first time 79%. Typical mileage 93,568 (most between 69,346 and 134,479).

2016: 99% → 2017: 91% → 2018: 85% → 2019: 87% → 2020: 85% → 2021: 86% → 2022: 84% → 2023: 81% → 2024: 80% → 2025: 79%

Most common failures

Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (2.7%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (2.0%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.8%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.7%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (1.6%)

2016 petrol

666 MOTs

Passed first time 81%. Typical mileage 62,789 (most between 41,397 and 94,533).

2017: 100% → 2018: 95% → 2019: 89% → 2020: 90% → 2021: 89% → 2022: 89% → 2023: 88% → 2024: 84% → 2025: 81%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.4%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (2.4%)
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (1.4%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (1.4%)
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (1.2%)

2016 lpg

7 MOTs

These figures come from only 7 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 43%. Typical mileage 157,542 (most between 129,928 and 158,861).

2021: 67% → 2022: 83% → 2023: 40% → 2024: 71% → 2025: 43%

Most common failures

Integral vehicle structure condition: is fractured and structural rigidity is significantly reduced (14.3%)
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak (14.3%)
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (14.3%)
Washers: not working (14.3%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (14.3%)

2016 gb

4 MOTs

These figures come from only 4 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 111,927 (most between 109,862 and 137,007).

2019: 100% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

2016 hybrid

4 MOTs

These figures come from only 4 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 50%. Typical mileage 123,775 (most between 102,173 and 147,717).

2022: 100% → 2023: 75% → 2024: 57% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Washers: jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (25.0%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (25.0%)

Where 2016 Avensiss fail

Lights & electrics

6.8%

Wheels & tyres

5.8%

Brakes

5.3%

Suspension & axles

4.1%

Visibility & wipers

3.5%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

2.7%

Body, structure & corrosion

1.0%

Steering

0.8%

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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.