Toyota Gr YARIS MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Toyota Gr YARIS MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Toyota Gr YARIS passed on its first attempt in 94.9%, and its overall record sits +14.1 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Toyota Gr YARIS in the 2023–2025 data: 325 tests across 2 model years (2020–2021). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Toyota Gr YARIS MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Toyota Gr YARIS, the Tyres section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Toyota Gr YARIS's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Toyota Gr YARIS DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Toyota Gr YARIS, each with how many of the model's 325 tests it was noted on.

• "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 4 Toyota Gr YARIS tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Major) — noted on about 2 Toyota Gr YARIS tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements" (Major) — noted on about 2 Toyota Gr YARIS tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 2 Toyota Gr YARIS tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened" (Major) — noted on about 1 Toyota Gr YARIS tests, 0.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Catalyst emissions emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak" (Major) — noted on about 1 Toyota Gr YARIS tests, 0.3% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Toyota Gr YARIS Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Toyota Gr YARIS model year on record is 2021 (95.5% across 264 tests), and the weakest is 2020 (93.4%). The gap between them is 2.1 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Toyota Gr YARIS Owners

These checks follow this Toyota Gr YARIS's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Toyota Gr YARIS.

• the wipers and washers — “wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”

  Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.

• the number plates — “registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements”

  Check both plates are present, legible and correctly spaced, with the postcode of the supplier and the BS AU 145e mark. A private plate in the wrong style is a fail before the car is even looked at.

• the tyre tread — “tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”

  Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Toyota Gr YARIS. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Toyota Gr YARIS MOT & Reliability