Pass rate
91.8%
Above average — 9.7 pts ahead of the 82.1% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 97 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £41–£101
2015 Toyota Esquire MOT pass rate
- 2015
- typical 65,135 mi
Only 97 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Tyres
34.0% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Which year to buy
- Best 2019 98.1% pass
- Avoid 2015 91.8% pass · this year
Across the 5 years on record, a spread of 6.3 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 91.0%
- Typical mileage
- 65k mi
The 2015 Toyota Esquire MOT pass rate is 91.8% of its MOT tests — 9.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 34.0% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Toyota Esquire does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 1.7× the national share
Tyres make up 34.0% of everything recorded on the 2015 Toyota Esquire, against 19.8% nationally — 14.2 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 82.1% and this one manages 91.8% — 9.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 25% 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 2015 Toyota Esquire compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 82.1%, so this figure is 9.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 91.0%. The median 2015 Toyota Esquire in this dataset had covered 65,135 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Hybrid — 78% of tests, with a 94.7% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 100.0% of the time, April–September 84.6%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view", noted on 6.19% of tests.
- 97 recorded tests behind this page.
- 91.8% overall pass rate, 91.0% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Toyota Esquire, the average is 95.2% — best year 2019 (98.1%), worst 2015 (91.8%).
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
- 97
- Typical mileage (median)
- 65,135 mi
- Make and model
- Toyota Esquire
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Windscreen
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Esquire MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 67% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Hybrid is the most common here (78% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Esquire
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | 36 | 88.9% |
| North West | 24 | 91.7% |
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 2015 Esquire
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 2015 Esquire
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 the windscreen 6.2% 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.
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Check the lights 3.1% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps”
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 suspension joints 2.1% of tests
“linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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 2015 Esquire through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £41–£101 — and 25% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £41–£101
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 25%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 97 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 Esquire, side by side
5 model years on record, from 2015 to 2019. Across them the pass rate runs from 91.8% to 98.1% — a spread of 6.3 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2015 91.8%windscreen damaged but not…
- 2016 94.1% brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
- 2017 97.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2018 95.7% linkage ball joint dust cover…
- 2019 98.1% 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 2015 Toyota Esquire 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 2015 cars with a similar record
- Lexus Nx 91.6%
- Lexus Rx 91.6%
- BMW I8 91.2%
- Audi A8 92.7%
- Mercedes-Benz Gle 90.7%
- Jaguar F-Type 92.9%
Closest pass rates among 2015 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 2015 Toyota Esquire 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 8 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 17 | 34.00% | 19.76% | +14.24 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 9 | 18.00% | 12.21% | +5.79 |
| Brakes | 6 | 12.00% | 20.89% | −8.89 |
| Visibility | 6 | 12.00% | 4.97% | +7.03 |
| Suspension | 5 | 10.00% | 20.98% | −10.98 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 5 | 10.00% | 5.57% | +4.43 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1 | 2.00% | 5.52% | −3.52 |
| Non-component advisories | 1 | 2.00% | 4.18% | −2.18 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 6.2% | £80–200 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.1% | £5–20 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 2.1% | £45–95 |
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 2.1% | £18–45 |
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 2.1% | £18–45 |
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 1.0% | £60–140 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 1.0% | £45–120 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.0% | £3–12 |
| Obviously under inflated Tyres | Minor | 1.0% | £45–95 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.0% | £5–25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 5.2% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 4.1% | £18–45 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 4.1% | £45–120 |
| Tread depth tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm Tyres | Advisory | 3.1% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 2.1% | £45–95 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 2.1% | £80–180 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 1 | 100.0% | 22,426 mi |
| 30-60k | 35 | 97.1% | 50,162 mi |
| 60-90k | 41 | 92.7% | 71,288 mi |
| 90-120k | 16 | 81.3% | 104,886 mi |
| 120k+ | 4 | 75.0% | 141,022 mi |
Source: 97 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.
2015 Esquire MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2015 Toyota Esquire?
91.8% of the 97 2015 Toyota Esquire tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 82.1% for cars first used in 2015. First-attempt pass rate: 91.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2015 Toyota Esquire?
The three most recorded items are windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (6.19%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (3.09%), has ply or cords exposed (2.06%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2015 Toyota Esquire MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 75.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2015 Toyota Esquire in this dataset had covered 65,135 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2015 Toyota Esquire?
Hybrid: 94.7% pass rate across 76 tests. Petrol: 92.3% pass rate across 13 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2015 Toyota Esquire MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 100.0% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 84.6%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.