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Toyota YARIS - 2012

208.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2012 is 249.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Toyota YARIS, model year 2012. Sample size: 27,916 cars, 61,017 tests and 127,118 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 27,916 cars

The 2012 Toyota Yaris shows an overall defect rate of 208 per 100 vehicles, which is 15% lower than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, defects related to steering, body structure, and equipment are significantly less common in this model compared to the average, with reductions of 85%, 45%, and 35% respectively. While the defect rate increases with mileage, the Yaris maintains relatively low numbers across all mileage brackets when compared to its peers. Overall, this model demonstrates impressive reliability in several key areas.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 27,916 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 5.9% better
97.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 103.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Cable damaged or knotted
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 85.6% better
1.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 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
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▲ 3.6% better
18.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
  • Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▲ 12.3% better
54.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.9 / 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
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 9.2% better
221.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 244.4 / 100 tests
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 48.5% better
13.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.2 / 100 tests
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 37.1% better
3.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.2 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt:
  • Audible warning:
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • 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
▲ 78.8% better
5.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.6 / 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
  • Emissions test unable to be completed
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 402 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: 13,685
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 11,703
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 11,149
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 11,025
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,877
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,222
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,963
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,455
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,856
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: 2,803

Serious faults (Top 10)

A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,856
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,858
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,398
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,256
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,106
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,091
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,058
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 992
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 973
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 836