Toyota COROLLA - 2009
307.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2009 is 311.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Toyota COROLLA, model year 2009.
Sample size: 1,309 cars, 2,908 tests and 8,943 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: 1,309 cars
The 2009 Toyota Corolla has a slightly lower overall defect rate of 308 defects per 100 vehicles, compared to the yearly average of 310 defects per 100 vehicles, marking a 0.7% improvement. This model performs particularly well in steering and other categories, with lower defect rates of 10% and 27% respectively, compared to the averages. However, it shows notable weaknesses in visibility and lights and electrics, where its defect rates are significantly higher than the average, at 32% and 101% respectively. Mileage trends indicate that defects increase with age, especially after 124,000 miles, aligning with general patterns seen across vehicles of this age.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,309 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 15.0% worse
135.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 117.5 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 37.4% better
10.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.3 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▼ 36.8% worse
32.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.4 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- 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
▼ 25.1% worse
101.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 80.9 / 100 tests
- 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
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 11.6% better
264.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 299.8 / 100 tests
- 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
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▲ 12.0% better
36.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.5 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▲ 7.2% better
7.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.3 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- Audible warning:
Other
▲ 20.9% better
27.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 34.4 / 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
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- Smoke opacity levels exceed default limit
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: 806
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 487
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 468
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 442
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 408
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 379
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 363
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 347
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 295
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: 290
Serious faults (Top 10)
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 171
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 98
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 95
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 72
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 67
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 67
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: 64
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 60
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 49
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 45