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Toyota AURIS - 2016

141.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Toyota AURIS, model year 2016. Sample size: 14,729 cars, 32,761 tests and 46,398 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 14,729 cars

The 2016 Toyota Auris has an overall defect rate of 142 per 100 vehicles, which is about 6% lower than the average for its year. While the defect rates increase with mileage, the Auris performs particularly well in categories such as steering, body/structure, and equipment, showing significantly fewer issues than the average car. However, it does face a higher proportion of faults in lights and electrics compared to its peers. Overall, this model appears to be a reliable choice, especially for buyers concerned about structural and steering integrity.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 14,729 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 16.2% better
65.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 25.9% better
6.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • 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
Visibility
▲ 18.0% better
12.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 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
▼ 33.9% worse
34.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 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
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 0.8% worse
160.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
  • 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
▲ 79.1% better
1.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 69.7% better
1.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt:
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 82.3% better
2.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 100 tests
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 329 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: 6,777
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,448
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,120
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,510
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,410
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,627
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,516
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,376
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,326
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: 901

Serious faults (Top 10)

Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 613
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 576
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 541
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 526
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 516
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 445
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 412
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 410
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 385
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 370