Toyota YARIS - 2013
186.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2013 is 221.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Toyota YARIS, model year 2013.
Sample size: 29,494 cars, 63,959 tests and 119,128 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: 29,494 cars
The 2013 Toyota Yaris has an overall defect rate of 186 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 15% lower than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, it performs significantly better in categories such as steering, body/structure, and equipment, showing much lower defect rates compared to the average, with reductions of up to 90%. Mileage trends indicate a gradual increase in defects as mileage increases, although the Yaris remains competitive across all mileage brackets. Overall, this model stands out for its reliability, particularly in key areas associated with safety and structure.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 29,494 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 8.2% better
90.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 98.4 / 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
▲ 90.7% better
1.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 100 tests
- 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.
- 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
Visibility
▼ 1.1% worse
18.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 100 tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- 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: defective
Lights & Electrics
▲ 1.6% better
49.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.1 / 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
- A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- 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
▲ 9.9% better
197.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 219.6 / 100 tests
- 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
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▲ 50.0% better
10.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 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
▲ 59.6% better
2.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.2 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt:
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 81.6% better
3.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.6 / 100 tests
- 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions test unable to be completed
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: 14,691
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 12,216
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 9,909
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,432
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,685
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,145
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,002
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,870
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,188
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: 2,313
Serious faults (Top 10)
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,188
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,769
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,337
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,225
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,151
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,103
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 987
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 963
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 878
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 738