Toyota Esquire MOT reliability

Toyota Esquires passed their MOT first time 92% of the time across 316 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

92%

MOTs analysed

316

Still licensed (GB)

–

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

84 MOTs

These figures come from 84 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 94%. Typical mileage 40,008 (most between 31,375 and 49,312).

2023: 100% → 2024: 96% → 2025: 94%

Most common failures

Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4%)
Rear fog lamp: not working (1.2%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.2%)
Attachment: fixing missing (1.2%)
Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side (1.2%)

2018 petrol

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 67%. Typical mileage 47,801 (most between 44,651 and 57,158).

2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (33.3%)

Where 2018 Esquires fail

Wheels & tyres

2.4%

Lights & electrics

2.4%

Suspension & axles

2.4%

Brakes

1.2%

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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.