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Toyota AURIS - 2014

165.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2014 is 198.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Toyota AURIS, model year 2014. Sample size: 16,431 cars, 35,485 tests and 58,665 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 16,431 cars

The 2014 Toyota Auris has an overall defect rate of 165 per 100 vehicles, which is 15% lower than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, the Auris performs significantly better in categories such as Visibility and Body/Structure, with defect rates of 13% and 4% respectively, compared to averages of 17% and 14%. As mileage increases, the defect rate for the Auris also rises, peaking at 315 per 100 for vehicles with over 124,000 miles. While tyre wear is not a highlighted issue, the model stands out positively in multiple categories, indicating a generally reliable performance compared to its peers.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 16,431 cars

Categories

Brakes
▲ 8.5% better
84.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 10.9% better
10.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.9 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▲ 22.1% better
13.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.2 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 2.8% better
38.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 39.5 / 100 tests
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 12.4% better
174.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 198.8 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
Body/Structure
▲ 73.1% better
4.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.6 / 100 tests
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 71.1% better
1.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.5 / 100 tests
  • Audible warning:
  • A seat belt:
  • Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 76.4% better
3.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.7 / 100 tests
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 359 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,878
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,957
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,355
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,027
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,160
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,082
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,009
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,757
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,475
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,428

Serious faults (Top 10)

A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 874
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 805
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 720
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 653
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 644
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 537
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 454
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 432
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 406
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 341