92.8%
Toyota Yaris Cross pass rate
Used Toyota Yaris Cross buying guide
In 2025, Toyota Yaris Cross cars passed 92.8% of 18,118 initial MOT tests, 20.5 points above the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Toyota Yaris Cross MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
+20.5
percentage points above average
Ranked on pass rate the Yaris Cross sits 15th of 575 models in the data. Toyota as a brand averaged 75.1%, so this model runs 17.7 points ahead of its own brand.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Toyota Yaris Cross MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Yaris Cross compares with similar cars.
Yaris Cross fuel types
Hybrid electric was the most common fuel among Toyota Yaris Cross cars tested in 2025. None of the tested examples were diesel.
Where the Yaris Cross fails its MOT
Where Toyota Yaris Cross 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 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%). See every common Yaris Cross MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Toyota Yaris Cross that failed, not a claim that every Yaris Cross has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Yaris Cross?
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. 40.4% of Yaris Cross failure items.
2
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.
3
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.
4
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 10.2% of Yaris Cross failure items.
5
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. 2% of Yaris Cross 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.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Toyota Yaris Cross failures cluster around lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and visibility 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 Yaris Cross.
Used Toyota Yaris Cross FAQs
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.
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 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 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.
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.