74.9%
Toyota Aygo pass rate
Used Toyota Aygo buying guide
In 2025, Toyota Aygo cars passed 74.9% of 256,989 initial MOT tests, 2.6 points above the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Toyota Aygo MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
+2.6
percentage points above average
Ranked on pass rate the Aygo sits 266th of 575 models in the data. Toyota as a brand averaged 75.1%, so this model runs level with its own brand. Toyota Aygo cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 87.8% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 60.5%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Toyota Aygo MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Aygo compares with similar cars.
Aygo fuel types
Petrol was the most common fuel among Toyota Aygo cars tested in 2025. Diesel made up just 0.1% of tests.
Where the Aygo fails its MOT
Where Toyota Aygo cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were position lamp not working (5%), service brake performance excessively binding (4.7%) and wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (4.3%). See every common Aygo MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Toyota Aygo that failed, not a claim that every Aygo has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Aygo?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting. 27.7% of Aygo failure items.
2
Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 20.9% of Aygo failure items.
3
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 15.5% of Aygo failure items.
4
Tyres
Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear. 12.5% of Aygo failure items.
5
Visibility
Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly. 7.5% of Aygo failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
Aygo vs similar cars
Head-to-head comparisons on the same 2025 DVSA data.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Toyota Aygo failures cluster around lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used Toyota models
The most-tested Toyota models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the Aygo.
Used Toyota Aygo FAQs
Is the Toyota Aygo reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 74.9% first-time pass rate for the Toyota Aygo across 256,989 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older Toyota Aygo cars fail their MOT more often?
Toyota Aygo cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 87.8% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 60.5%. On an older example, the car's own MOT history tells you more than the model average.
What should I check before buying a used Toyota Aygo?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, brakes and suspension. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a Toyota Aygo's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.