Toyota Estima, Buying guide and MOT record
In 2025, the Toyota Estima passed 76.7% of 18,978 initial MOT tests, 4.4 points above the 72.3% UK average.
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Toyota Estima at the MOT
76.7% of 18,978 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Estima 243rd of 575 models. Toyota Estimas aged 3 to 5 years passed 72.7% of MOT tests in 2025; examples aged 11 years and over did better, at 76.1%.
First-time pass rate, 2025
Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.
Pass rate by age at test
Toyota Estima tests in 2025.
Where Estimas fail
Share of all failure items recorded on Toyota Estima tests in 2025.
The items testers recorded most often were position lamp not working (8.1%), linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.7%) and rear fog lamp not working (5.2%).
The MOT page lists every common Estima MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.
What to look at on a viewing
The Estima's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.
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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.42.9% of Estima failure items
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Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters.17.9% of Estima failure items
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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.9.1% of Estima failure items
Estima engine sizes
2.4 litre engines made up 94% of Toyota Estima MOT tests in 2025, followed by 2.3 litre at 1.3%. Electric examples were 0.4% of tests.
Engine size at MOT, 2025
Share of 18,827 initial MOT tests in 2025.
Other Toyota models
The most-tested Toyota models in 2025, against the Estima's 76.7% MOT pass rate.
Toyota Estima FAQs
Is the Toyota Estima 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 76.7% first-time pass rate for the Toyota Estima across 18,978 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.
What should I check before buying a used Toyota Estima?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, suspension and brakes. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.
How do I check a Toyota Estima'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.
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Across the 1,548 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the Toyota history check. To confirm a car's identity, see the Toyota VIN check.
- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.