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

Pass rate, every year

97.3% Above average

480 tests across 2 model years, 2021–2022.

+16.3 pts vs the national average

MOT PASS RATES

How the Toyota YARIS Cross Prem really fares

97.3% of its MOTs pass — over 480 class-4 tests, 2023–2025

Pass rates

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

The Toyota YARIS Cross Prem MOT pass rate is 97.3%, +16.3 percentage points above the UK average. That is 480 DVSA MOT tests recorded between 2021 and 2022. This page lists the most common Toyota YARIS Cross Prem 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 Prem MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Toyota YARIS Cross Prem passed on its first attempt in 97.2%, and its overall record sits +16.3 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Toyota YARIS Cross Prem in the 2023–2025 data: 480 tests across 2 model years (2021–2022). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

MeasureThis model
Tests analysed480
Overall pass rate97.3%
Passed on first attempt97.2%
Average mileage at test20,926 mi
Model years covered2021–2022 (2 years)
Versus UK national average+16.3 pts above

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

Most Common Toyota YARIS Cross Prem 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 Prem, the Visibility 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
Visibility 55% 23
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 26% 11
Tyres 14% 6
Suspension 2% 1
Brakes 2% 1

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

Visibility

Around 55% of the recorded Toyota YARIS Cross Prem failures fall in the Visibility section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Wipers blade defective" (1.9%), "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (1.5%), "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (0.8%) among the Toyota YARIS Cross Prem's visibility faults.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

Around 26% of the recorded Toyota YARIS Cross Prem failures fall in the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Headlamp aim too high" (1.9%), "Headlamp aim too low" (0.4%) among the Toyota YARIS Cross Prem's lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment faults.

Tyres

Around 14% of the recorded Toyota YARIS Cross Prem failures fall in the Tyres section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (1.0%), "Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure" (0.2%) among the Toyota YARIS Cross Prem's tyres faults.

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

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Toyota YARIS Cross Prem, each with how many of the model's 480 tests it was noted on.

  • "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 9 Toyota YARIS Cross Prem tests, 1.9% of the model's MOT record.
  • "Headlamp aim too high" (Rectified) — noted on about 9 Toyota YARIS Cross Prem tests, 1.9% of the model's MOT record.
  • "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 7 Toyota YARIS Cross Prem tests, 1.5% 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 5 Toyota YARIS Cross Prem tests, 1.0% of the model's MOT record.
  • "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Rectified) — noted on about 4 Toyota YARIS Cross Prem tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.
  • "Washers not working" (Rectified) — noted on about 3 Toyota YARIS Cross Prem tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.

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

The strongest Toyota YARIS Cross Prem model year on record is 2021 (98.0% across 100 tests), and the weakest is 2022 (97.1%). The gap between them is 0.9 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
2022 YARIS Cross Prem 380 97.1% 97.0% 20,023 mi Wipers blade defective
2021 YARIS Cross Prem 100 98.0% 98.0% 21,829 mi Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Toyota YARIS Cross Prem Owners

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

  • 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.

  • 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 damaged”

    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.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Toyota YARIS Cross Prem MOT & Reliability

What is the Toyota YARIS Cross Prem MOT pass rate?

97.3% of the 480 recorded Toyota YARIS Cross Prem MOT tests ended in a pass, +16.3 percentage points above the national average. 97.2% of those passed on the first attempt.

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

2021 is the strongest Toyota YARIS Cross Prem year on record at 98.0%, while 2022 is the weakest at 97.1%. The year-by-year table below lists every model year with at least 50 recorded tests.

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

The most recorded Toyota YARIS Cross Prem failures are "Wipers blade defective" and "Headlamp aim too high" — together around 4% of tests, mostly in the Visibility section.