Service brake binding on the Toyota Corolla
Service brake binding on the Toyota Corolla is recorded on 19,915 tests — 5.4% of all its MOT tests, against 2.5% across every car in the data. That is 2.2× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.5% of tests record it — this model is 2.2× that share |
| The 341 models compared | 36 of 341, 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, 5.2% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2009, 0.3%. The share has fallen 4.9 points over that time. Worst year 2000 at 5.2%; best 2009 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 440 | 8,548 | 5.2% |
| 2001 | 980 | 22,497 | 4.4% |
| 2002 | 1,848 | 41,520 | 4.5% |
| 2003 | 2,861 | 63,246 | 4.5% |
| 2004 | 3,668 | 84,330 | 4.3% |
| 2005 | 4,803 | 127,599 | 3.8% |
| 2006 | 4,082 | 140,691 | 2.9% |
| 2007 | 839 | 50,895 | 1.6% |
| 2008 | 208 | 36,453 | 0.6% |
| 2009 | 42 | 14,124 | 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 £60–£150 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. 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
- Service brake binding: 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 →