Toyota AVENSIS - 2010
315.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2010 is 296.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Toyota AVENSIS, model year 2010.
Sample size: 5,629 cars, 12,136 tests and 38,279 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 5,629 cars
The 2010 Toyota Avensis has an overall defect rate of 315 per 100 vehicles, which is 7% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, this model performs better than average in categories such as Body/Structure and Equipment, with significantly lower defect rates in these areas. However, it shows a concerning trend with Lights & Electrics, where it has a defect rate of 108 per 100 vehicles, well above the average of 77. Mileage trends indicate that defects increase with age, particularly for higher mileage brackets. Overall, while the Avensis exhibits strengths in certain areas, its electrical issues warrant attention.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 5,629 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 16.2% worse
133.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 114.9 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▼ 7.1% worse
18.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.9 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- 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
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▲ 14.3% better
19.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 22.4 / 100 tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- 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: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 38.5% worse
107.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 77.6 / 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
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 8.9% worse
310.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 285.3 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 36.1% better
23.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 36.3 / 100 tests
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- 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
- Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
Equipment
▲ 24.7% better
6.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 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:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 61.9% better
12.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 32.3 / 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
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- Exhaust emits excessive dense blue or clearly visible black smoke during acceleration which would obscure the view of other road users
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,904
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,843
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,970
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,161
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,718
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,476
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,413
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,391
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,314
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: 1,085
Serious faults (Top 10)
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 554
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 546
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 404
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 357
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 287
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 286
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 258
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 247
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 225
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 192