Pass rate
94.1%
Above average — 10.1 pts ahead of the 84.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 51 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £17–£49
2016 Toyota Esquire MOT pass rate
- 2016
- typical 55,635 mi
Only 51 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
46.7% 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
Across the 5 years on record, a spread of 6.3 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 93.8%
- Typical mileage
- 56k mi
The 2016 Toyota Esquire MOT pass rate is 94.1% of its MOT tests — 10.1 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 46.7% of what testers record.
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Expert verdict
Tyres: 2.4× the national share
Tyres make up 46.7% of everything recorded on the 2016 Toyota Esquire, against 19.8% nationally — 26.9 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 84.0% and this one manages 94.1% — 10.1 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 33% 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 2016 Toyota Esquire compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 84.0%, so this figure is 10.1 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 93.8%. The median 2016 Toyota Esquire in this dataset had covered 55,635 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick", noted on 1.96% of tests.
- 51 recorded tests behind this page.
- 94.1% overall pass rate, 93.8% 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
- 51
- Typical mileage (median)
- 55,635 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
Brake Pads Set
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Esquire MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 81% so small gaps stay visible.
What fails a 2016 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 2016 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 brakes 2.0% of tests
“brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
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Check the suspension joints 2.0% 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.
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Check the lights 2.0% 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.
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 2016 Esquire through its MOT
Across the 6 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £17–£49 — and 33% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 6 common items
- £17–£49
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: not functioning as intended
- £40–£120
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 83%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 33%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 51 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 2016 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 2016 cars with a similar record
- Jaguar F-Type 93.9%
- Lexus Rx 94.4%
- Porsche Boxster 94.6%
- Porsche Cayman 94.8%
- Bentley Continental 95.2%
- Audi A8 92.7%
Closest pass rates among 2016 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 2016 Toyota Esquire 6 failure items · 4 advisories · 6 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 15 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 | 7 | 46.70% | 19.76% | +26.94 |
| Suspension | 3 | 20.00% | 20.98% | −0.98 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 2 | 13.30% | 12.21% | +1.09 |
| Brakes | 1 | 6.70% | 20.89% | −14.19 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1 | 6.70% | 1.76% | +4.94 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 1 | 6.70% | 0.82% | +5.88 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 2.0% | £18–45 |
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 2.0% | £18–45 |
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 2.0% | £18–45 |
| Not functioning as intended Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 2.0% | £40–120 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.0% | £5–20 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.0% | £5–20 |
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 | 11.8% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 2.0% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 2.0% | £40–150 |
| Registration plates inscription illegible Identification of the vehicle | Advisory | 2.0% | £20–80 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 3 | 100.0% | 17,983 mi |
| 30-60k | 24 | 95.8% | 47,348 mi |
| 60-90k | 19 | 89.5% | 71,543 mi |
| 90-120k | 2 | 100.0% | 97,900 mi |
| 120k+ | 3 | 100.0% | 165,516 mi |
Source: 51 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.
2016 Esquire MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2016 Toyota Esquire?
94.1% of the 51 2016 Toyota Esquire tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 84.0% for cars first used in 2016. First-attempt pass rate: 93.8%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2016 Toyota Esquire?
The three most recorded items are brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (1.96%), linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (1.96%), linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (1.96%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2016 Toyota Esquire MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2016 Toyota Esquire in this dataset had covered 55,635 mi.