Toyota AVENSIS - 2003
342.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2003 is 380.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Toyota AVENSIS, model year 2003.
Sample size: 1,986 cars, 4,235 tests and 14,504 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 1,986 cars
The 2003 Toyota Avensis has an overall defect rate of 342 per 100 vehicles, which is 10% lower than the yearly average of 378 per 100. Notably, the model shows strong performance in several categories, particularly with brakes, steering, and body structure, where it has significantly fewer defects compared to the average car. In terms of mileage-related trends, defects increase with mileage, peaking at 490 per 100 vehicles for those over 124,000 miles. Overall, the Avensis demonstrates a commendable reliability profile, especially in key safety-related areas, making it a solid choice in its class.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,986 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 21.1% better
133.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 169.3 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 56.0% better
11.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.2 / 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.
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▲ 2.7% better
29.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 29.8 / 100 tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing 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
▼ 11.0% worse
114.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 102.8 / 100 tests
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 6.4% better
282.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 302.1 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 24.1% better
49.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 65.2 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
Equipment
▲ 57.4% better
5.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.6 / 100 tests
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
Other
▼ 12.0% worse
59.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 52.7 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,622
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,020
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 749
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 739
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 551
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 482
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 478
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 434
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 383
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 355
Serious faults (Top 10)
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 240
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 153
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 118
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 115
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 97
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 96
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 96
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 95
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 93
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 90