Registration plate inscription illegible on the Toyota Corolla
Registration plate inscription illegible on the Toyota Corolla is recorded on 23,176 tests — 6.3% of all its MOT tests, against 2.8% across every car in the data. That is 2.3× 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 2.3× that share |
| The 380 models compared | 21 of 380, highest first |
| The model's own record | 366,022 tests · every year of the Corolla → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Toyota Corolla 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, 6.0% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2023, 0.3%. The share has fallen 5.8 points over that time. Worst year 2000 at 6.0%; best 2023 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 517 | 8,548 | 6.0% |
| 2001 | 957 | 22,497 | 4.3% |
| 2002 | 1,933 | 41,520 | 4.7% |
| 2003 | 2,832 | 63,246 | 4.5% |
| 2004 | 2,960 | 84,330 | 3.5% |
| 2005 | 4,389 | 127,599 | 3.4% |
| 2006 | 4,371 | 140,691 | 3.1% |
| 2007 | 1,561 | 50,895 | 3.1% |
| 2008 | 1,083 | 36,453 | 3.0% |
| 2009 | 419 | 14,124 | 3.0% |
| 2019 | 761 | 153,792 | 0.5% |
| 2020 | 683 | 154,935 | 0.4% |
| 2021 | 493 | 109,902 | 0.5% |
| 2022 | 181 | 57,735 | 0.3% |
| 2023 | 15 | 5,789 | 0.3% |
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 Corolla MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Toyota model →