Registration plate inscription illegible on the Toyota Avensis
Registration plate inscription illegible on the Toyota Avensis is recorded on 13,602 tests — 6.0% of all its MOT tests, against 2.8% across every car in the data. That is 2.1× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.8% of tests record it — this model is 2.1× that share |
| The 380 models compared | 28 of 380, 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 2000, 5.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2018, 1.4%. The share has fallen 4.0 points over that time. Worst year 2000 at 5.4%; best 2015 at 0.6%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 189 | 3,506 | 5.4% |
| 2001 | 324 | 7,290 | 4.4% |
| 2002 | 481 | 10,263 | 4.7% |
| 2003 | 939 | 22,590 | 4.2% |
| 2004 | 1,017 | 30,606 | 3.3% |
| 2005 | 1,600 | 41,442 | 3.9% |
| 2006 | 1,579 | 53,622 | 2.9% |
| 2007 | 1,647 | 59,331 | 2.8% |
| 2008 | 1,577 | 59,877 | 2.6% |
| 2009 | 1,042 | 58,731 | 1.8% |
| 2010 | 1,005 | 62,031 | 1.6% |
| 2011 | 600 | 48,720 | 1.2% |
| 2012 | 546 | 52,629 | 1.0% |
| 2013 | 295 | 33,801 | 0.9% |
| 2014 | 203 | 32,451 | 0.6% |
| 2015 | 189 | 33,525 | 0.6% |
| 2016 | 224 | 24,238 | 0.9% |
| 2017 | 92 | 16,500 | 0.6% |
| 2018 | 53 | 3,864 | 1.4% |
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 £20–£80 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
- Registration plate inscription illegible: 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 →