Toyota YARIS Gr MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

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

The Toyota YARIS Gr passed on its first attempt in 94.0%, and its overall record sits +13.3 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Toyota YARIS Gr in the 2023–2025 data: 761 tests across 2 model years (2022–2023). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

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

Most Common Toyota YARIS 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 Gr, the Visibility section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

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

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

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Toyota YARIS Gr, each with how many of the model's 761 tests it was noted on.

• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 13 Toyota YARIS Gr tests, 1.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Rectified) — noted on about 12 Toyota YARIS Gr tests, 1.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak" (Major) — noted on about 12 Toyota YARIS Gr tests, 1.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 10 Toyota YARIS Gr tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure" (Major) — noted on about 10 Toyota YARIS Gr tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim too high" (Rectified) — noted on about 8 Toyota YARIS Gr tests, 1.0% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Toyota YARIS Gr Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Toyota YARIS Gr model year on record is 2023 (94.5% across 91 tests), and the weakest is 2022 (94.3%). The gap between them is 0.2 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Toyota YARIS Gr Owners

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

• the tyre tread — “tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”

  Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.

• the wipers and washers — “wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”

  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 shock absorbers — “shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak”

  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.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Toyota YARIS Gr MOT & Reliability