Toyota COROLLA - 2008
325.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2008 is 340.8 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Toyota COROLLA, model year 2008.
Sample size: 3,389 cars, 7,275 tests and 23,671 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: 3,389 cars
The 2008 Toyota Corolla shows a slightly lower overall defect rate than the average car of the same year, with 325 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 337. Notably, the Corolla performs much better in categories like steering, where its defect rate is significantly lower, and in the "other" category. However, it faces challenges with visibility and lights and electrics, where the defect rates are higher than average. Mileage trends indicate that as the car ages, especially beyond 124,000 miles, the defect rate increases more sharply compared to the average vehicle. Overall, while the Corolla demonstrates strengths in certain areas, it also has notable weaknesses that could impact reliability.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 3,389 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 2.8% worse
136.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 133.1 / 100 tests
- 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: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 56.7% better
7.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- 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.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▼ 21.3% worse
30.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.3 / 100 tests
- 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
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▼ 21.7% worse
112.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.2 / 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: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 9.1% better
282.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 310.3 / 100 tests
- 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
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 9.4% better
46.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 51.3 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is 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
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
Equipment
▲ 12.9% better
8.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.1 / 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
- Audible warning:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 37.4% better
25.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.2 / 100 tests
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour to an extent likely to obscure the vision of other road users
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: 2,092
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,354
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,215
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,131
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,114
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,034
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 970
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 945
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: 881
A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 677
Serious faults (Top 10)
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 367
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 206
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 206
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 195
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 187
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 175
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 169
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: 166
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 117
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 111