Toyota ESTIMA - 2003
393.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2003 is 380.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Toyota ESTIMA, model year 2003.
Sample size: 134 cars, 272 tests and 1,069 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 134 cars
The 2003 Toyota Estima shows a slightly higher overall defect rate than the average car of the same year, with 393 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 378. Notably, this model stands out positively in visibility, body structure, and equipment defects, with significantly lower rates than the average. However, it performs worse in the lights and electrics category, experiencing a much higher defect rate than typical. Additionally, while mileage-related trends indicate that defects increase with mileage, the Estima exhibits a particularly high defect rate in the 93,000–124,000 miles range.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 134 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 2.3% better
165.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 169.3 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 12.3% better
22.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.2 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▲ 30.9% better
20.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 29.8 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 30.2% worse
133.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 102.8 / 100 tests
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Beam image obviously incorrect
- Headlamp reflector or lens: seriously defective or missing
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 11.5% worse
336.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 302.1 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 44.8% better
36.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 65.2 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- An engine mounting or bracket: severely damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
Equipment
▲ 40.4% better
8.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.6 / 100 tests
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- A statutory seat belt missing
- 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
Other
▼ 19.9% worse
63.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 52.7 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 119
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 104
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 60
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 54
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 53
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 46
A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 40
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 37
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 31
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 30
Serious faults (Top 10)
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 20
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 16
Headlamp reflector or lens: seriously defective or missing
FAIL
Occurrences: 14
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 12
Emissions levels exceed default limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 11
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 9
An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 8