Toyota Yaris Cross, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls
80,384 Toyota Yaris Crosses are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 92.8% of initial MOT tests, 20.5 points above the 72.3% UK average.
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Toyota Yaris Cross at the MOT
92.8% of 18,118 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Yaris Cross 15th of 575 models.
First-time pass rate, 2025
Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.
Where Yaris Crosses fail
Share of all failure items recorded on Toyota Yaris Cross tests in 2025.
The items testers recorded most often were headlamp aim too high (33.8%), wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (15.7%) and shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (9.7%).
The MOT page lists every common Yaris Cross MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.
What to look at on a viewing
The Yaris Cross'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.40.4% of Yaris Cross failure items
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Visibility
Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly.24.3% of Yaris Cross failure items
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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.20% of Yaris Cross failure items
Toyota Yaris Crosses in the UK
80,384 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has grown 378% since the end of 2022.
- Change since 2022
- +378%from 16,834 licensed
- Typical year of first use
- 2024half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2024 or earlier
- First registered in 2025
- 17,874against 19,437 in 2024
- Declared off the road
- 1640.2% of those registered, under SORN
Licensed Toyota Yaris Crosses since 2021
Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.
Show the figures
| Date | Licensed |
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| End of 2021 | 2,552 |
| End of 2022 | 16,834 |
| End of 2023 | 35,175 |
| End of 2024 | 54,773 |
| End of 2025 | 71,405 |
| End of June 2026 | 80,384 |
How old they are
Licensed Toyota Yaris Crosses by year of first use.
- Licensed at the end of 2025
- First registered that year
Show the figures
| First used | Licensed, end 2025 | First registered that year |
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| 2025 | 17,437 | 17,874 |
| 2024 | 19,038 | 19,437 |
| 2023 | 18,608 | 19,282 |
| 2022 | 13,810 | 14,513 |
| 2021 | 2,506 | 2,582 |
Yaris Cross engine sizes
1.5 litre engines made up 100% of Toyota Yaris Cross MOT tests in 2025. Hybrid electric accounts for 100% of licensed Yaris Crosses.
Toyota Yaris Cross recalls
4 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Toyota Yaris Cross. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every Yaris Cross is affected.
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Dec 2025 R/2025/466
Parking Assist ECU reprogram on multiple models
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- For certain vehicles equipped with a Parking Assist ECU a component of the Panoramic View Monitor (PVM) system that displays the rear view image the software may cause the rear view image to freeze or not display
- Remedy
- Reprogram the parking assist ECU.
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Nov 2025 R/2025/270
Combination Meter Reprogramming on Multiple Models
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- For certain vehicles equipped with the combination meter system (where various information is displayed) that due to an improper programming of the combination meter unnecessarily repetitive data is written to a memory device. This may cause the memory device to deteriorate and the monitor to not display during the meter at start up and remain in this state permanently.
- Remedy
- Reprogram or replace the combination meter.
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Oct 2023 R/2023/279
On affected vehicles there is a possibility that the DCM may not complete the shutdown process within a specific period of time when the ignition is turned off causing the DCM to not restart at the next ignition cycle and making the e-Call function unavailable. As a result the vehicles do not comply with relevant regulations
Defect and remedy
- Remedy
- The software of the DCM (Data Communication Module) will be updated via an Over the Air (OTA) wireless update.
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Aug 2023 R/2023/217
Affected vehicles have wheel nuts on the right-side front and rear wheels may not have been torqued correctly due to improper tightening of the nuts when installing the wheels at the vehicle assembly plant
Defect and remedy
- Remedy
- Check and tighten wheel nuts.
Other Toyota models
The most-tested Toyota models in 2025, against the Yaris Cross's 92.8% MOT pass rate.
Toyota Yaris Cross FAQs
How many Toyota Yaris Crosses are there in the UK?
80,384 Toyota Yaris Crosses were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 164 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.
Is the Toyota Yaris Cross 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 92.8% first-time pass rate for the Toyota Yaris Cross across 18,118 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.
Has the Toyota Yaris Cross had any recalls?
4 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Toyota Yaris Cross. The most recent was published in December 2025. A recall applies to vehicles built in a set period, so check a specific car on the GOV.UK vehicle recall checker.
What should I check before buying a used Toyota Yaris Cross?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, visibility and tyres. 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 Yaris Cross'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. Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Recalls are from the DVSA vehicle recalls data, with recalls launched up to October 2026. 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.