71.9%
Toyota Auris
Toyota Auris MOT pass rate and common problems
The Toyota Auris passed 71.9% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, in line with the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was position lamp not working.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Auris compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
75.1%
Toyota average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Auris runs 3.2 points behind the Toyota average. It is 22nd of the 32 Toyota models in the data. The average Auris arrived at its test 11.8 years old with 97,271 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
Auris MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Toyota Auris cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 76.9% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 65.5%, a drop of 11.4 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 273 | 76.9% | 4.6 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 71,425 | 78.8% | 6.5 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 76,962 | 65.5% | 6.8 pts below |
That is a typical decline as cars age. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Auris failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Toyota Auris cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes together account for 54.3% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Auris MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Toyota Auris cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 41.6% of everything testers recorded against failed Toyota Auris cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Auris
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: position lamp not working, stop lamp not working, registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps and headlamp not working on dipped beam. 21.2% of failure items.
2
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick, rigid brake pipes excessively corroded and rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements. 8.7% of failure items.
3
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 4.5% of failure items.
4
Suspension
Recorded most often: linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt. 3.6% of failure items.
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Toyota Auris MOT FAQs
What is the Toyota Auris MOT pass rate?
71.9% of Toyota Auris cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 148,662 tests. That is in line with the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 316th of 575 models.
What does a Toyota Auris most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Toyota Auris cars failing their 2025 MOT was position lamp not working, on 7.2% of failure items. Next were stop lamp not working (6.5%) and wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (4.5%).
Which area causes the most Toyota Auris MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 35.8%, followed by brakes at 18.6%.
Do older Toyota Auris cars fail their MOT more often?
Toyota Auris cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 76.9% of MOT tests in 2025, against 65.5% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Toyota Auris has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Toyota Auris that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Toyota Auris's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.