Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced on the Toyota Avensis
Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced on the Toyota Avensis is recorded on 7,138 tests — 3.1% of all its MOT tests, against 1.0% across every car in the data. That is 3.1× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 1.0% of tests record it — this model is 3.1× that share |
| The 245 models compared | 43 of 245, highest first |
| The model's own record | 228,289 tests · every year of the Avensis → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Toyota Avensis tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2001, 0.3% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2016, 0.4%. The share has barely moved over that time. Worst year 2005 at 2.3%; best 2015 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15 | 4,860 | 0.3% |
| 2002 | 90 | 10,263 | 0.9% |
| 2003 | 345 | 22,590 | 1.5% |
| 2004 | 584 | 30,606 | 1.9% |
| 2005 | 960 | 41,442 | 2.3% |
| 2006 | 712 | 53,622 | 1.3% |
| 2007 | 728 | 59,331 | 1.2% |
| 2008 | 627 | 59,877 | 1.1% |
| 2009 | 895 | 58,731 | 1.5% |
| 2010 | 715 | 62,031 | 1.1% |
| 2011 | 633 | 48,720 | 1.3% |
| 2012 | 394 | 52,629 | 0.8% |
| 2013 | 168 | 33,801 | 0.5% |
| 2014 | 100 | 32,451 | 0.3% |
| 2015 | 95 | 33,525 | 0.3% |
| 2016 | 45 | 12,119 | 0.4% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £5–£25 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Toyota Avensis MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Toyota model →