Toyota ESTIMA - 2021
210.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2021 is 80.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Toyota ESTIMA, model year 2021.
Sample size: 432 cars, 911 tests and 1,913 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 432 cars
The 2021 Toyota Estima has a notably high overall defect rate of 210 per 100 vehicles, significantly exceeding the average of 79 per 100 vehicles for the same year. This model experiences particularly high defect rates in the braking (75%) and steering (15%) categories compared to the yearly averages of 38% and 1% respectively. Additionally, it outperforms in visibility and lights & electrics, with defect rates of 19% and 91% compared to the averages of 15% and 11%. Mileage trends indicate that defects increase sharply in the 31,000 to 93,000-mile range. Overall, the Estima demonstrates a mixed performance, excelling in certain areas while facing challenges in others.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 432 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 88.3% worse
75.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 40.0 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▼ 2,100.0% worse
15.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.7 / 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
- Steering linkage retaining or locking device missing or ineffective
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▼ 30.3% worse
18.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear 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
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 713.4% worse
91.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 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
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- 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
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 129.6% worse
200.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 87.3 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▼ 361.9% worse
9.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
- An engine mounting or bracket: severely damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 60.0% worse
2.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt:
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
Other
▼ 151.9% worse
6.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- An induction or exhaust leak that could affect emissions levels
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- Exhaust noise levels in excess of those permitted
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: 266
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 144
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 141
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 118
A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 98
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 97
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 92
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: 78
Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 65
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 47
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 41
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 28
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: 25
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: 23
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 22
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 16
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 16
Front or rear fog lamp emitted colour or position not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 15
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 13
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 13