Toyota Yaris MOT reliability

Toyota Yariss passed their MOT first time 73% of the time across 478,895 tests in 2025. 575,225 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

73%

MOTs analysed

478,895

Still licensed (GB)

575,225

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)

22,430 MOTs

Passed first time 92%. Typical mileage 18,468 (most between 12,504 and 25,968).

2024: 94% → 2025: 92%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.4%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.3%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (0.8%)
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak (0.7%)
Headlamp aim: too high (0.7%)

2022 hybrid

14,145 MOTs

Passed first time 93%. Typical mileage 20,139 (most between 13,935 and 27,796).

2022: 80% → 2023: 85% → 2024: 96% → 2025: 93%

Most common failures

Headlamp aim: too high (2.1%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.2%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (0.8%)
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak (0.6%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (0.4%)

2022 petrol

19 MOTs

These figures come from only 19 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 90%. Typical mileage 8,467 (most between 6,404 and 36,462).

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

Most common failures

Rear fog lamp: not working (5.3%)
Reversing lamps: inoperative (5.3%)

Where 2022 Yariss fail

Wheels & tyres

3.2%

Visibility & wipers

2.3%

Lights & electrics

1.7%

Suspension & axles

0.7%

Brakes

0.2%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.1%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.1%

Steering

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.