Toyota AVENSIS - 2012
253.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2012 is 249.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Toyota AVENSIS, model year 2012.
Sample size: 4,868 cars, 10,507 tests and 26,620 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 4,868 cars
The 2012 Toyota Avensis has an overall defect rate of 253 per 100 vehicles, slightly above the yearly average of 246 per 100, reflecting a 2.9% increase. Notably, the Avensis performs better than average in categories such as Body/Structure and Equipment, with defect rates significantly lower than the average. However, it faces challenges in the Lights & Electrics category, where its defect rate is 84%, well above the average of 60%. Higher defect rates are observed in vehicles with over 124,000 miles, suggesting a mileage-related trend that may need attention. Overall, while it shows strengths in certain areas, the Avensis has notable weaknesses that could impact reliability.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 4,868 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 17.1% worse
121.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 103.8 / 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
▲ 3.0% better
12.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- 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
- 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
▲ 8.3% better
17.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
- 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: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 35.9% worse
84.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.9 / 100 tests
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- 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
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 3.2% better
236.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 244.4 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 44.7% better
14.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.2 / 100 tests
- 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
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▲ 46.8% better
3.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.2 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- ESC 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
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
Other
▲ 31.4% better
16.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.6 / 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
- 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
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,261
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,636
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,547
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,464
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,280
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,163
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,134
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 801
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: 758
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 739
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 300
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 299
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 294
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 281
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 225
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 196
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 188
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 175
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 144
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 143