Toyota Estima MOT reliability

Toyota Estimas passed their MOT first time 77% of the time across 18,975 tests in 2025. 5,355 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

77%

MOTs analysed

18,975

Still licensed (GB)

5,355

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 petrol

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 87,403 (most between 74,986 and 102,454).

2022: 91% → 2023: 85% → 2024: 75% → 2025: 68%

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working (10.0%)
Rear fog lamp: does not emit a steady red light (5.0%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (5.0%)
Flexible brake hoses: excessively twisted (2.5%)
Switch: missing (2.5%)

2022 hybrid

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 100%. Typical mileage 80,762 (most between 56,023 and 128,627).

2022: 80% → 2023: 71% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

2022 other

2 MOTs

These figures come from only 2 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 94,764 (most between 94,617 and 94,911).

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

Most common failures

Where 2022 Estimas fail

Lights & electrics

15.0%

Visibility & wipers

7.5%

Wheels & tyres

5.0%

Brakes

5.0%

Body, structure & corrosion

2.5%

Steering

2.5%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

2.5%

Suspension & axles

2.5%

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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.