Toyota ESTIMA - 2008
208.5 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 ESTIMA, model year 2008.
Sample size: 1,309 cars, 2,454 tests and 5,117 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 2008 Toyota Estima has a significantly lower overall defect rate of 209 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 38% better than the average car from the same year, which stands at 337 defects per 100. Notably, the Estima excels in several categories, particularly in brakes, visibility, and body structure, where its defect rates are substantially lower than the average. Additionally, the defect rate increases with mileage, peaking at 392 defects per 100 for vehicles over 124,000 miles, yet it remains lower than the corresponding average. Overall, the Estima demonstrates a reliable performance with fewer issues compared to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,309 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 53.4% better
62.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 133.1 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 10.0% better
16.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated
- 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
- Excessive radial movement between the top of the steering column and the shaft indicating an excessively worn top bearing
Visibility
▲ 37.9% better
15.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.3 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 1.3% better
91.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.2 / 100 tests
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- 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
- 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
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 35.2% better
201.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 310.3 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
- A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 70.2% better
15.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 51.3 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 82.2% better
1.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.1 / 100 tests
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt retractor not functioning as intended
- Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
Other
▲ 66.5% better
13.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.2 / 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- 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: 589
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 340
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 336
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 300
Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 272
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 266
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 235
A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 231
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: 178
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 124
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 124
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: 60
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 58
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 51
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 45
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 44
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 38
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 34
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: 33
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 31