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Toyota COROLLA - 2019

82.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2019 is 108.6 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Toyota COROLLA, model year 2019. Sample size: 15,135 cars, 33,463 tests and 27,487 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 15,135 cars

The 2019 Toyota Corolla shows a significantly lower overall defect rate of 82 defects per 100 vehicles, compared to the yearly average of 106 defects per 100 vehicles, making it 22.6% better than its peers. It performs particularly well in the categories of brakes, steering, and body structure, with defect rates that are considerably lower than average. In terms of mileage trends, defect rates increase with mileage, but the Corolla's performance remains strong across all mileage brackets. Notably, there are no significant categories where the Corolla underperforms, indicating its reliability as a model.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 15,135 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 31.6% better
42.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 62.4 / 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
▲ 78.6% better
0.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.8 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • 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
Visibility
▼ 15.2% worse
15.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.8 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • 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
▲ 29.5% better
10.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.9 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 17.4% better
93.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 112.9 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▲ 77.1% better
0.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.5 / 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
  • A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
  • Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
  • A transmission: joint, belt or chain excessively worn
Equipment
▲ 72.2% better
0.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.8 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt:
  • Seat belt retractor not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 96.1% better
0.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 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
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 289 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,077
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,170
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,671
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,413
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,183
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,111
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 944
Wiper blade: defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 673
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 538
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: 526

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 538
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 509
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 464
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 403
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 153
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 146
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: 139
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 111
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 105
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 94