Pass rate
82.5%
Around average — 10.0 pts ahead of the 72.5% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 97 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £40–£126
2006 Toyota Starlet MOT pass rate
- 2006
- typical 125,028 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
Brakes
23.8% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£55 for Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2017 88.9% pass
- Avoid 2010 79.2% pass
Across the 7 years on record, a spread of 9.7 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 80.2%
- Typical mileage
- 125k mi
The 2006 Toyota Starlet MOT pass rate is 82.5% of its MOT tests — 10.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 23.8% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Toyota Starlet does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 2.2× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 11.9% of everything recorded on the 2006 Toyota Starlet, against 5.5% nationally — 6.4 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 23.8%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. A smoky diesel or a leaking joint fails on emissions more often than on wear, so ask for a recent emissions printout.
- 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 72.5% and this one manages 82.5% — 10.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Based on a small sample. 97 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 2006 Toyota Starlet compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.5%, so this figure is 10.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 80.2%. The median 2006 Toyota Starlet in this dataset had covered 125,028 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 83.3% of the time, April–September 82.1%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Service brake imbalance across an axle", noted on 5.15% of tests.
- 97 recorded tests behind this page.
- 82.5% overall pass rate, 80.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Toyota Starlet, the average is 84.2% — best year 2017 (88.9%), worst 2010 (79.2%).
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)
- 125,028 mi
- Make and model
- Toyota Starlet
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Brake Discs and Pads Set
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Starlet MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 67% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Starlet
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 21 | 85.7% |
| South West | 19 | 68.4% |
| Yorkshire | 17 | 82.4% |
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 2006 Starlet
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 2006 Starlet
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 exhaust and emissions 4.1% of tests
“emissions not tested unable to be completed”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
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Check the lights 4.1% of tests
“position 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 brake pipes 4.1% of tests
“rigid brake pipes excessively corroded”
Brake pipes run under the car, usually in front of the rear wheels. Flaking or crusty metal is what fails; a light dusting of surface rust does not. Worth asking a garage to look while it is on a ramp.
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 2006 Starlet through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £40–£126 — and 38% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £40–£126
- Cheapest common item: rear fog lamp missing
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: emissions not tested unable to be completed
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 38%
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 Starlet, side by side
7 model years on record, from 2005 to 2017. Across them the pass rate runs from 79.2% to 88.9% — a spread of 9.7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2005 84.8% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2006 82.5%service brake imbalance across an…
- 2007 81.8% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2008 86.0% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2009 88.9% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2010 79.2% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2017 88.9% service brake imbalance across an…
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 2006 Toyota Starlet 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 2006 cars with a similar record
- BMW 535 82.5%
- Porsche Cayenne 83.0%
- Audi Q7 81.7%
- Jaguar Xk 81.5%
- Mercedes-Benz S-Class 83.6%
- Porsche Cayman 83.8%
Closest pass rates among 2006 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 2006 Toyota Starlet 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 199 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 | 48 | 23.80% | 20.89% | +2.91 |
| Suspension | 37 | 18.30% | 20.98% | −2.68 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 32 | 15.80% | 12.21% | +3.59 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 24 | 11.90% | 5.52% | +6.38 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 23 | 11.40% | 5.57% | +5.83 |
| Tyres | 13 | 6.40% | 19.76% | −13.36 |
| Non-component advisories | 8 | 4.00% | 4.18% | −0.18 |
| Visibility | 7 | 3.50% | 4.97% | −1.47 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 4 | 2.00% | 0.82% | +1.18 |
| Steering | 3 | 1.50% | 2.57% | −1.07 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service brake imbalance across an axle Brakes | Major | 5.2% | £45–110 |
| Emissions not tested unable to be completed Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 4.1% | £60–250 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 4.1% | £80–250 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.1% | £5–25 |
| Rear fog lamp missing Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.1% | £3–15 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 4.1% | £80–180 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 3.1% | £60–250 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.1% | £45–120 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.1% | £5–25 |
| 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 |
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 | 10.3% | £80–180 |
| Wheel bearings has excessive play Suspension | Advisory | 10.3% | £20–55 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 8.3% | £200–700 |
| Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 6.2% | £35–85 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 5.2% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 4.1% | £45–110 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 2 | 100.0% | 1,255 mi |
| 60-90k | 14 | 100.0% | 78,993 mi |
| 90-120k | 28 | 85.7% | 106,312 mi |
| 120k+ | 53 | 75.5% | 163,026 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.
2006 Starlet MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2006 Toyota Starlet?
82.5% of the 97 2006 Toyota Starlet tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.5% for cars first used in 2006. First-attempt pass rate: 80.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2006 Toyota Starlet?
The three most recorded items are service brake imbalance across an axle (5.15%), emissions not tested unable to be completed (4.12%), joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (4.12%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2006 Toyota Starlet MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 75.5% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2006 Toyota Starlet in this dataset had covered 125,028 mi.
Does the season affect the 2006 Toyota Starlet MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 83.3% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 82.1%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.