Pass rate
79.4%
Around average — 2.7 pts behind the 82.1% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 170 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £23–£71
2015 Toyota Granvia MOT pass rate
- 2015
- typical 109,318 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
24.6% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2000 84.2% pass
- Avoid 2009 71.0% pass
Across the 15 years on record, a spread of 13.2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 75.9%
- Typical mileage
- 109k mi
The 2015 Toyota Granvia MOT pass rate is 79.4% of its MOT tests — 2.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 24.6% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Toyota Granvia does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 1.9× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 23.8% of everything recorded on the 2015 Toyota Granvia, against 12.2% nationally — 11.6 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 24.6%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Walk round the car with the lights on before the test: bulbs, indicators and number-plate lamps are the cheapest failures to prevent and among the most common.
- Failures here tend to be cheap ones. 64% of the repairs this model fails on cost under £30 in parts. The pass rate matters less than what a bad afternoon at the test centre actually costs you.
- Based on a small sample. 170 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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 Granvia compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 82.1%, so this figure is 2.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 75.9%. The median 2015 Toyota Granvia in this dataset had covered 109,318 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Petrol — 65% of tests, with a 77.5% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 78.8% of the time, April–September 80.3%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Rear fog lamp not working", noted on 6.47% of tests.
- 170 recorded tests behind this page.
- 79.4% overall pass rate, 75.9% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Toyota Granvia, the average is 76.0% — best year 2000 (84.2%), worst 2009 (71.0%).
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
- 170
- Typical mileage (median)
- 109,318 mi
- Make and model
- Toyota Granvia
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Bulb
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Granvia MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 63% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (65% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Granvia
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 55 | 78.2% |
| Yorkshire | 19 | 89.5% |
| South East | 17 | 88.2% |
| South West | 17 | 76.5% |
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 Granvia
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 Granvia
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 lights 6.5% of tests
“rear fog lamp not working”
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 battery 2.9% of tests
“battery(ies) insecure”
Check the battery is secure and its terminals are clean and tight — a loose battery is a fail on its own, and a weak one shows up as slow cranking on a cold morning.
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Check the shock absorbers 2.4% of tests
“shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush”
Press down hard on each corner of the car and let go. It should settle in one bounce; if it keeps rocking, or you can see oil weeping down a shock absorber, that is the fault a tester will find.
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 Granvia through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £23–£71 — and 64% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £23–£71
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content…
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 64%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 170 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 Granvia, side by side
15 model years on record, from 2000 to 2017. Across them the pass rate runs from 71.0% to 84.2% — a spread of 13.2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 84.2% ball joint excessively worn
- 2004 72.9% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2005 74.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2006 73.4% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2007 76.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 76.0% rear fog lamp not working
- 2009 71.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 75.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 78.6% rear fog lamp not working
- 2012 78.7% rear fog lamp not working
- 2013 79.7% rear fog lamp not working
- 2014 74.7% wipers does not clear the…
- 2015 79.4%rear fog lamp not working
- 2016 76.3% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2017 79.4% ball joint dust cover severely…
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 Granvia 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
- Smart Mcc Forfour 79.4%
- SEAT Toledo 79.4%
- Peugeot 308 79.5%
- Renault Captur 79.1%
- Mercedes-Benz Vito 79.1%
- Ford Fiesta 79.9%
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 Granvia 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 256 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 63 | 24.60% | 20.89% | +3.71 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 61 | 23.80% | 12.21% | +11.59 |
| Suspension | 54 | 21.10% | 20.98% | +0.12 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 27 | 10.50% | 5.52% | +4.98 |
| Tyres | 21 | 8.20% | 19.76% | −11.56 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 15 | 5.90% | 5.57% | +0.33 |
| Visibility | 9 | 3.50% | 4.97% | −1.47 |
| Steering | 3 | 1.20% | 2.57% | −1.37 |
| Non-component advisories | 2 | 0.80% | 4.18% | −3.38 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 1 | 0.40% | 0.82% | −0.42 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 6.5% | £3–15 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 6.5% | £5–20 |
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.9% | £60–140 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.9% | £5–25 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 2.9% | £5–25 |
| Service brake performance efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 2.9% | £60–150 |
| Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush Suspension | Major | 2.4% | £30–75 |
| Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.8% | £60–250 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 1.8% | £80–250 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.8% | £3–12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 10.6% | £80–180 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 10.0% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 9.4% | £45–110 |
| Wheel bearings has excessive play Suspension | Advisory | 8.8% | £20–55 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 5.9% | £200–700 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 4.1% | £25–65 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 7 | 85.7% | 18,596 mi |
| 30-60k | 16 | 87.5% | 52,022 mi |
| 60-90k | 46 | 84.8% | 74,150 mi |
| 90-120k | 45 | 80.0% | 109,996 mi |
| 120k+ | 56 | 71.4% | 153,595 mi |
Source: 170 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 Granvia MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2015 Toyota Granvia?
79.4% of the 170 2015 Toyota Granvia tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 82.1% for cars first used in 2015. First-attempt pass rate: 75.9%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2015 Toyota Granvia?
The three most recorded items are rear fog lamp not working (6.47%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (6.47%), battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (2.94%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2015 Toyota Granvia MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 85.7% of the time, falling to 71.4% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2015 Toyota Granvia in this dataset had covered 109,318 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2015 Toyota Granvia?
Petrol: 77.5% pass rate across 111 tests. Diesel: 83.1% pass rate across 59 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2015 Toyota Granvia MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 78.8% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 80.3%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.