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Toyota YARIS - 2021

59.7 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 YARIS, model year 2021. Sample size: 26,910 cars, 54,423 tests and 32,477 recorded faults.
0%
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 26,910 cars

The 2021 Toyota Yaris shows a significantly lower overall defect rate of 60 per 100 vehicles, which is 24% better than the average for cars of the same year, at 79 per 100. This model excels particularly in the categories of brakes, steering, and body structure, demonstrating much fewer defects compared to the average, with reductions of up to 92%. However, it does not exhibit notable issues related to tyre wear. Mileage trends indicate that defects increase with higher mileage, but the Yaris maintains a strong performance even in the higher mileage brackets.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 26,910 cars

More model years for Toyota YARIS

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 43.3% better
22.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 40.0 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
Steering
▲ 85.7% better
0.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.7 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • Steering linkage retaining or locking device missing or ineffective
  • 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
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 13.1% better
12.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 61.6% better
4.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • 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
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • 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
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 9.9% better
78.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 87.3 / 100 tests
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 85.7% better
0.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 100 tests
  • A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
  • Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
  • Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
Equipment
▲ 73.3% better
0.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt:
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 92.6% better
0.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 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
  • 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
  • Emissions test unable to be completed

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 331 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: 11,072
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,184
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,098
Wiper blade: defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,122
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,094
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
PRS
Occurrences: 784
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 588
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 586
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 548
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 532

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 588
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 586
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 395
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 388
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 255
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 223
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 85
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: 69
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 43
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 37