Toyota YARIS Cross Gr MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Pass rate, every year

98.2% Above average

161 tests across 2 model years, 2022–2023.

+17.2 pts vs the national average

MOT PASS RATES

How the Toyota YARIS Cross Gr really fares

98.2% of its MOTs pass — over 161 class-4 tests, 2023–2025

Pass rates

Every figure on this page comes from the DVSA's MOT test record.

The Toyota YARIS Cross Gr MOT pass rate is 98.2%, +17.2 percentage points above the UK average. That is 161 DVSA MOT tests recorded between 2022 and 2023. This page lists the most common Toyota YARIS Cross Gr MOT failures by category, names the best and worst model years, and finishes with a pre-MOT checklist you can run at home.

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

The Toyota YARIS Cross Gr passed on its first attempt in 98.1%, and its overall record sits +17.2 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Toyota YARIS Cross Gr in the 2023–2025 data: 161 tests across 2 model years (2022–2023). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

MeasureThis model
Tests analysed161
Overall pass rate98.2%
Passed on first attempt98.1%
Average mileage at test21,421 mi
Model years covered2022–2023 (2 years)
Versus UK national average+17.2 pts above

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

Most Common Toyota YARIS Cross Gr MOT Problems by Failure Category

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

Inspection section Share of failures Est. recorded instances
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 62% 8
Tyres 23% 3
Visibility 15% 2

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

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

Around 62% of the recorded Toyota YARIS Cross Gr failures fall in the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Headlamp aim too high" (3.7%), "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (0.6%), "Side repeaters lens defective which has no effect on emitted light" (0.6%) among the Toyota YARIS Cross Gr's lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment faults.

Tyres

Around 23% of the recorded Toyota YARIS Cross Gr failures fall in the Tyres section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Has ply or cords exposed" (1.2%), "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (0.6%) among the Toyota YARIS Cross Gr's tyres faults.

Visibility

Around 15% of the recorded Toyota YARIS Cross Gr failures fall in the Visibility section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Windscreen seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view" (0.6%), "Wipers blade defective" (0.6%) among the Toyota YARIS Cross Gr's visibility faults.

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

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Toyota YARIS Cross Gr, each with how many of the model's 161 tests it was noted on.

  • "Headlamp aim too high" (Rectified) — noted on about 6 Toyota YARIS Cross Gr tests, 3.7% of the model's MOT record.
  • "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 2 Toyota YARIS Cross Gr tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
  • "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 1 Toyota YARIS Cross Gr tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.
  • "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 1 Toyota YARIS Cross Gr tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.
  • "Side repeaters lens defective which has no effect on emitted light" (Minor) — noted on about 1 Toyota YARIS Cross Gr tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.
  • "Windscreen seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 1 Toyota YARIS Cross Gr tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Toyota YARIS Cross Gr Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Toyota YARIS Cross Gr model year on record is 2023 (100.0% across 51 tests), and the weakest is 2022 (97.3%). The gap between them is 2.7 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Year Tests Pass rate First attempt Avg mileage Most common failure
2023 YARIS Cross Gr 51 100.0% 100.0% 19,315 mi Headlamp aim too high
2022 YARIS Cross Gr 110 97.3% 97.2% 23,526 mi Headlamp aim too high

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Toyota YARIS Cross Gr Owners

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

  • the lights — “headlamp aim too high”

    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.

  • the windscreen — “windscreen seriously discoloured”

    Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.

  • the wipers and washers — “wipers blade defective”

    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.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Toyota YARIS Cross Gr MOT & Reliability

What is the Toyota YARIS Cross Gr MOT pass rate?

98.2% of the 161 recorded Toyota YARIS Cross Gr MOT tests ended in a pass, +17.2 percentage points above the national average. 98.1% of those passed on the first attempt.

Which Toyota YARIS Cross Gr model years pass the MOT most often?

2023 is the strongest Toyota YARIS Cross Gr year on record at 100.0%, while 2022 is the weakest at 97.3%. The year-by-year table below lists every model year with at least 50 recorded tests.

What are the most common Toyota YARIS Cross Gr MOT failures?

The most recorded Toyota YARIS Cross Gr failures are "Headlamp aim too high" and "Has ply or cords exposed" — together around 5% of tests, mostly in the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section.