Toyota AYGO - 2021
76.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2021 is 80.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Toyota AYGO, model year 2021.
Sample size: 17,289 cars, 33,981 tests and 25,932 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: 17,289 cars
The 2021 Toyota Aygo has a slightly lower overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, recording 76 defects per 100 vehicles against the average of 79. Although the Aygo shows a notable increase in defects as mileage increases, with the highest rate of 350 defects per 100 vehicles for those over 124,000 miles, it performs exceptionally well in categories like steering, visibility, lights and electrics, body/structure, and equipment, with significantly lower defect rates than the average. Notably, steering defects are almost negligible at just 0.08 defects per 100 vehicles, which is much lower than the 0.73 average. Overall, the Aygo stands out positively in various categories, indicating it may offer greater reliability compared to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 17,289 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 5.0% worse
42.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 40.0 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 85.7% better
0.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.7 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering linkage component: fractured or deformed
- 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
Visibility
▲ 37.9% better
9.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 100 tests
- 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
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 45.5% better
6.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- 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
▼ 6.9% worse
93.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 87.3 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
Body/Structure
▲ 81.0% better
0.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 100 tests
- A transmission: joint, belt or chain excessively worn
- A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
- 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
Equipment
▲ 66.7% better
0.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 51.9% better
1.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- 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
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
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: 5,185
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,112
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,055
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,764
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,753
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,324
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,029
A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 758
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 505
Wiper blade: defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 413
Serious faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 505
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 310
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 303
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 214
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 170
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 144
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 137
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 122
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 118
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 104