Pass rate
75.4%
Around average — 2.1 pts ahead of the 73.3% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 2,430 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £68–£183
2001 Toyota Avensis MOT pass rate
- 2001
- typical 104,400 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
21.0% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2017 88.0% pass
- Avoid 2002 73.8% pass
Across the 19 years on record, a spread of 14.2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 69.9%
- Typical mileage
- 104k mi
The 2001 Toyota Avensis MOT pass rate is 75.4% of its MOT tests — 2.1 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 21.0% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Toyota Avensis does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 2.5× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 13.8% of everything recorded on the 2001 Toyota Avensis, against 5.5% nationally — 8.3 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 21.0%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. A smoky diesel or a leaking joint fails on emissions more often than on wear, so ask for a recent emissions printout.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 34% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2001 Toyota Avensis compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.3%, so this figure is 2.1 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 69.9%. The median 2001 Toyota Avensis in this dataset had covered 104,400 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Petrol — 93% of tests, with a 75.7% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 75.1% of the time, April–September 75.9%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength", noted on 6.95% of tests.
- 2,430 recorded tests behind this page.
- 75.4% overall pass rate, 69.9% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Toyota Avensis, the average is 79.0% — best year 2017 (88.0%), worst 2002 (73.8%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 2,430
- Typical mileage (median)
- 104,400 mi
- Make and model
- Toyota Avensis
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Corrosion Welding Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Avensis MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 63% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (93% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Avensis
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 727 | 77.0% |
| South West | 264 | 68.6% |
| North West | 263 | 72.2% |
| East of England | 245 | 76.7% |
| London | 197 | 83.8% |
| West Midlands | 195 | 77.4% |
| Yorkshire | 193 | 77.2% |
| East Midlands | 158 | 75.3% |
| Wales | 104 | 67.3% |
| Scotland | 49 | 69.4% |
| North East | 35 | 74.3% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2001 Avensis
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2001 Avensis
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check corrosion 7.0% of tests
“component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength”
Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.
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Check the lights 3.5% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the windscreen 3.5% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2001 Avensis through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £68–£183 — and 34% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £68–£183
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 40%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 34%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 2,430 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Avensis, side by side
19 model years on record, from 2000 to 2018. Across them the pass rate runs from 73.8% to 88.0% — a spread of 14.2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 74.8% component mounting prescribed…
- 2001 75.4%component mounting prescribed…
- 2002 73.8% component mounting prescribed…
- 2003 75.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2004 76.3% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2005 75.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2006 75.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 75.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 75.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 77.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 78.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 80.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 81.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2013 81.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2014 82.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2015 84.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2016 87.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2017 88.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2018 87.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2001 Toyota Avensis with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2001 cars with a similar record
- Mazda Mx-5 75.5%
- Vauxhall Vectra 75.3%
- Saab 9-3 75.8%
- Land Rover Defender 75.0%
- Land Rover Discovery 74.8%
- Rover 25 74.8%
Closest pass rates among 2001 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2001 Toyota Avensis 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 6,531 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 1,395 | 21.00% | 20.89% | +0.11 |
| Suspension | 1,091 | 16.40% | 20.98% | −4.58 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 916 | 13.80% | 5.52% | +8.28 |
| Tyres | 814 | 12.20% | 19.76% | −7.56 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 794 | 11.90% | 12.21% | −0.31 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 646 | 9.70% | 5.57% | +4.13 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 341 | 5.10% | 1.76% | +3.34 |
| Visibility | 301 | 4.50% | 4.97% | −0.47 |
| Non-component advisories | 122 | 1.80% | 4.18% | −2.38 |
| Steering | 111 | 1.70% | 2.57% | −0.87 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 7.0% | £180–450 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.5% | £5–20 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 3.5% | £80–200 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.8% | £60–250 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 2.6% | £60–150 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.4% | £3–12 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.4% | £5–25 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 2.3% | £45–120 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 2.0% | £8–22 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.9% | £30–80 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 19.8% | £200–700 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 14.2% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 13.4% | £45–95 |
| Registration plates inscription illegible Identification of the vehicle | Advisory | 12.8% | £20–80 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 12.1% | £80–180 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 11.4% | £45–110 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 14 | 85.7% | 24,731 mi |
| 30-60k | 245 | 86.5% | 49,501 mi |
| 60-90k | 557 | 78.8% | 76,078 mi |
| 90-120k | 750 | 74.1% | 104,191 mi |
| 120k+ | 863 | 71.1% | 154,204 mi |
Source: 2,430 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2001 Avensis MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2001 Toyota Avensis?
75.4% of the 2,430 2001 Toyota Avensis tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.3% for cars first used in 2001. First-attempt pass rate: 69.9%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2001 Toyota Avensis?
The three most recorded items are component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (6.95%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (3.54%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.54%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2001 Toyota Avensis MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 85.7% of the time, falling to 71.1% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2001 Toyota Avensis in this dataset had covered 104,400 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2001 Toyota Avensis?
Petrol: 75.7% pass rate across 2,268 tests. Diesel: 72.4% pass rate across 152 tests. LPG: 50.0% pass rate across 10 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2001 Toyota Avensis MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 75.1% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 75.9%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.