Toyota Carina MOT reliability

Toyota Carinas passed their MOT first time 67% of the time across 579 tests in 2025. 507 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

67%

MOTs analysed

579

Still licensed (GB)

507

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

1998 petrol

6 MOTs

These figures come from only 6 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 33%. Typical mileage 122,106 (most between 96,999 and 129,091).

2005: 70% → 2006: 70% → 2007: 66% → 2008: 58% → 2009: 56% → 2010: 58% → 2011: 57% → 2012: 51% → 2013: 56% → 2014: 55% → 2015: 54% → 2016: 51% → 2017: 67% → 2018: 62% → 2019: 63% → 2020: 32% → 2021: 61% → 2022: 36% → 2023: 43% → 2024: 78% → 2025: 33%

Most common failures

Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (33.3%)
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded (16.7%)
Catalyst emissions: hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (16.7%)
Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (16.7%)
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases (16.7%)

Where 1998 Carinas fail

Body, structure & corrosion

33.3%

Suspension & axles

33.3%

Wheels & tyres

16.7%

Brakes

16.7%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

16.7%

Visibility & wipers

16.7%

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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.