Toyota COROLLA - 2001
301.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2001 is 372.8 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Toyota COROLLA, model year 2001.
Sample size: 2,030 cars, 4,190 tests and 12,641 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: 2,030 cars
The 2001 Toyota Corolla exhibits a lower overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 302 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 18% below the average of 369. This model performs particularly well in the steering category, showing significantly fewer defects than average, as well as in lights and electrics, body structure, and equipment. Mileage-related trends indicate increasing defects with higher mileages, but the Corolla remains relatively consistent across the mileage brackets. Overall, it stands out positively across several categories, indicating a reliable performance compared to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 2,030 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 13.3% better
144.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 167.0 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 72.0% better
7.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.0 / 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
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▲ 1.4% better
29.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 29.4 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 27.2% better
64.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 88.1 / 100 tests
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- A battery insecure: but not likely to fall from carrier
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 14.1% better
251.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 292.4 / 100 tests
- 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
- 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
▲ 37.8% better
44.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 71.9 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
Equipment
▲ 30.4% better
11.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 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
- 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
- A seat belt:
Other
▲ 7.6% better
51.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 55.6 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
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: 989
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 794
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 750
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 667
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 644
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 640
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 566
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 432
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 430
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 328
Serious faults (Top 10)
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 209
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 175
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 140
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 114
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 113
Brakes imbalance across an axle such that: the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. Or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight lin
FAIL
Occurrences: 113
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 100
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 100
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 85
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 81