Pass rate
82.5%
Around average — 7.8 pts ahead of the 74.7% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 114 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £20–£58
2010 Toyota Wish MOT pass rate
- 2010
- typical 69,477 mi
Most common fault
Lamps & electrics
24.1% of faults · 12.2% nationally
Part only £6–£18 for Registration plate lamp inoperative (multiple lamps). What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2013 84.0% pass
- Avoid 2009 81.7% pass
Across the 3 years on record, a spread of 2.3 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 79.6%
- Typical mileage
- 69k mi
The 2010 Toyota Wish MOT pass rate is 82.5% of its MOT tests — 7.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Lamps & electrics is the biggest single reason it fails, at 24.1% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Toyota Wish does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 2.0× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 24.1% of everything recorded on the 2010 Toyota Wish, against 12.2% nationally — 11.9 points above. 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.
- 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 74.7% and this one manages 82.5% — 7.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Based on a small sample. 114 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 2010 Toyota Wish compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 74.7%, so this figure is 7.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 79.6%. The median 2010 Toyota Wish in this dataset had covered 69,477 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 85.9% of the time, April–September 76.7%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated", noted on 5.26% of tests.
- 114 recorded tests behind this page.
- 82.5% overall pass rate, 79.6% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Toyota Wish, the average is 82.6% — best year 2013 (84.0%), worst 2009 (81.7%).
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
- 114
- Typical mileage (median)
- 69,477 mi
- Make and model
- Toyota Wish
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Ball Joint
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Wish MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 67% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Wish
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| North West | 38 | 86.8% |
| South East | 31 | 83.9% |
| London | 23 | 78.3% |
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 2010 Wish
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 2010 Wish
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 suspension joints 5.3% of tests
“ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”
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 5.3% 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 brakes 2.6% 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.
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 2010 Wish through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £20–£58 — and 44% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £20–£58
- Cheapest common item: rear fog lamp not working
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 90%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 44%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 114 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 Wish, side by side
3 model years on record, from 2009 to 2013. Across them the pass rate runs from 81.7% to 84.0% — a spread of 2.3 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2009 81.7% position lamp not working
- 2010 82.5%ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2013 84.0% 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 2010 Toyota Wish 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 2010 cars with a similar record
Closest pass rates among 2010 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 2010 Toyota Wish 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 162 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 39 | 24.10% | 12.21% | +11.89 |
| Tyres | 37 | 22.80% | 19.76% | +3.04 |
| Suspension | 24 | 14.80% | 20.98% | −6.18 |
| Brakes | 23 | 14.20% | 20.89% | −6.69 |
| Non-component advisories | 10 | 6.20% | 4.18% | +2.02 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 9 | 5.60% | 5.57% | +0.03 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 7 | 4.30% | 5.52% | −1.22 |
| Visibility | 7 | 4.30% | 4.97% | −0.67 |
| Steering | 3 | 1.90% | 2.57% | −0.67 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 3 | 1.90% | 0.82% | +1.08 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 5.3% | £18–45 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 5.3% | £3–15 |
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 4.4% | £18–45 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 4.4% | £5–25 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.5% | £5–25 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 3.5% | £80–250 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 2.6% | £18–45 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 2.6% | £45–95 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.6% | £5–20 |
| Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 1.8% | £18–45 |
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 | 12.3% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 11.4% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 9.7% | £18–45 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 5.3% | £200–700 |
| Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Advisory | 5.3% | £5–25 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 2.6% | £45–110 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 4 | 75.0% | 17,873 mi |
| 30-60k | 33 | 87.9% | 45,182 mi |
| 60-90k | 46 | 78.3% | 71,725 mi |
| 90-120k | 15 | 93.3% | 103,659 mi |
| 120k+ | 16 | 75.0% | 141,032 mi |
Source: 114 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.
2010 Wish MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2010 Toyota Wish?
82.5% of the 114 2010 Toyota Wish tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 74.7% for cars first used in 2010. First-attempt pass rate: 79.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2010 Toyota Wish?
The three most recorded items are ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.26%), rear fog lamp not working (5.26%), linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (4.39%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2010 Toyota Wish MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 75.0% of the time, falling to 75.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2010 Toyota Wish in this dataset had covered 69,477 mi.
Does the season affect the 2010 Toyota Wish MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 85.9% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 76.7%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.