Toyota Corolla MOT reliability

Toyota Corollas passed their MOT first time 79% of the time across 126,958 tests in 2025. 159,030 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

79%

MOTs analysed

126,958

Still licensed (GB)

159,030

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

2022 hybrid electric (clean)

18,134 MOTs

Passed first time 90%. Typical mileage 28,531 (most between 18,994 and 46,011).

2024: 93% → 2025: 90%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.4%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.6%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (0.9%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (0.8%)
Headlamp aim: too high (0.8%)

2022 hybrid

1,029 MOTs

Passed first time 90%. Typical mileage 45,601 (most between 28,372 and 71,007).

2022: 100% → 2023: 95% → 2024: 89% → 2025: 90%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.7%)
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (1.7%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (1.3%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.1%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (1.1%)

2022 petrol

12 MOTs

These figures come from only 12 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 92%. Typical mileage 28,602 (most between 28,395 and 54,277).

2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 75% → 2025: 92%

Most common failures

Side repeaters: missing (8.3%)

Where 2022 Corollas fail

Wheels & tyres

4.2%

Visibility & wipers

3.6%

Lights & electrics

2.4%

Brakes

0.4%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.1%

Suspension & axles

0.1%

Steering

0.0%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.0%

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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.