Toyota AVENSIS - 2014
219.5 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 AVENSIS, model year 2014.
Sample size: 3,012 cars, 6,573 tests and 14,429 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 3,012 cars
The 2014 Toyota Avensis has an overall defect rate of 220 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 13% higher than the average for cars of the same year at 194 defects. Notably, this model experiences significantly higher issues with lights and electrics, showing a rate of 57 defects compared to the average of 38. However, it performs better in the body and structure category, with only 11 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 14. As mileage increases, the defect rate also rises, particularly in the higher mileage segments, indicating a trend of increased issues as the vehicle ages.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 3,012 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 12.1% worse
104.0 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
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▼ 1.7% worse
12.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.9 / 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
▲ 8.1% better
15.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.2 / 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
▼ 44.8% worse
57.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 39.5 / 100 tests
- 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
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 8.3% worse
215.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 198.8 / 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
▲ 32.1% better
10.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.6 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 20.0% better
3.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.5 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
Other
▼ 29.9% worse
20.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.7 / 100 tests
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- 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 test unable to be completed
- 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: 2,067
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,790
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 931
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 827
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 665
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 659
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 534
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 495
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 358
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: 320
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 214
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 151
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 140
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 136
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 135
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 95
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 93
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: 83
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 80
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 80