Toyota VERSO - 2016
167.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Toyota VERSO, model year 2016.
Sample size: 3,415 cars, 7,328 tests and 12,301 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 3,415 cars
The 2016 Toyota Verso has a higher overall defect rate than the average car of the same year, with approximately 168 defects per 100 vehicles compared to 151 for the average. Notably, the Verso shows a significant increase in defects as mileage rises, particularly in the higher mileage segments. While it performs better than average in categories like steering and body structure, it struggles with brakes, lights and electrics, showing a considerably higher rate of issues in these areas. Overall, this model reflects mixed reliability, excelling in some aspects while facing challenges in others.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 3,415 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 19.2% worse
93.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 28.4% better
5.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- 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
- 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
Visibility
▼ 13.3% worse
17.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 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
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 71.3% worse
43.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 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
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 1.1% worse
161.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
Body/Structure
▲ 60.4% better
3.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 100 tests
- Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
- 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
- A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
Equipment
▼ 18.2% worse
3.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 33.6% better
7.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 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
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified 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: 1,849
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,337
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,164
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 958
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 561
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 547
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 474
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 465
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 426
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 207
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 207
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 161
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 147
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 146
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 110
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 104
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 90
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 64
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 63
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 60