Toyota Corolla MOT pass rate: 76.8% (66,313 tests, 2025)

Name: Toyota Corolla MOT statistics 2025
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Last updated 24 August 2026 · OBDCode UK editorial

The Toyota Corolla passed 76.8% of its 66,313 MOT tests in 2025 — right on the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 19 years old with 94,500 miles on the clock.

76.8%Pass rate (2025)

66,313MOT tests analysed

94,500 miMedian mileage at test

19 yrsMedian age at test

How the Corolla compares

Toyota Corolla

76.8%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Toyota average (all models)

81.6%

What fails most on the Toyota Corolla

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the Corolla:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	13,482	28.6%
2	Brakes	11,688	24.8%
3	Suspension	6,965	14.8%
4	Tyres	4,204	8.9%
5	Body, chassis, structure	3,469	7.4%
6	Visibility	3,460	7.3%

Pre-MOT checklist for Corolla owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory
Look underneath for corrosion around sills and subframes, especially on older cars

Engine management light on?

An illuminated engine management light is a Major MOT defect. Read the code, repair the cause, then confirm the light stays off — clearing a code alone is not a repair.

Understand the engine management light and MOT rules →

Corolla pass rate by registration year

Strongest age-adjusted years: 2007, 2008. Full ranking and method: Toyota Corolla years to avoid.

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage	Pass-rate bar
2001	6,018	71.1%	+4.5 pts	92,730	71.1% visual scale
2002	10,929	69.7%	+4.0 pts	99,732	69.7% visual scale
2003	16,348	66.7%	+1.7 pts	100,401	66.7% visual scale
2004	21,791	66.9%	+2.6 pts	102,294	66.9% visual scale
2005	33,632	70.7%	+6.2 pts	103,276	70.7% visual scale
2006	37,509	72.7%	+8.3 pts	100,514	72.7% visual scale
2007	13,644	73.7%	+8.6 pts	114,024	73.7% visual scale
2008	9,862	74.9%	+9.7 pts	119,855	74.9% visual scale
2009	3,817	74.9%	+8.5 pts	111,750	74.9% visual scale
2019	46,465	92.3%	+3.9 pts	45,441	92.3% visual scale
2020	4,628	93.3%	+3.5 pts	45,396	93.3% visual scale

Same-vehicle follow-up

The defect groups above are a single-year count. The prognosis registry follows the same vehicle_id into the next MOT year. The extracts do not record the repair, a turbo part number, or a gearbox type.

Brakes: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Suspension: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Tyres: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Body, chassis, structure: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold

On this model, these certificate lines have a published follow-up (cohort at least 200 cars):

Wheel bearings has slight play — 220 cars · 5.9% failed the same item the next year
Linkage ball joints ball joint has slight play — 733 cars · 5.7% failed the same item the next year
Exhaust system has a minor leak of exhaust gases — 1,453 cars · 5.6% failed the same item the next year
Service brake performance binding but not excessively — 2,523 cars · 5.6% failed the same item the next year
Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive — 1,890 cars · 5.4% failed the same item the next year

Check a specific Corolla before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

Other Toyota models

Yaris77.8% pass rate · 406,942 tests Aygo80.7% pass rate · 255,239 tests Prius86.5% pass rate · 158,140 tests Auris80.3% pass rate · 148,272 tests RAV484.5% pass rate · 98,292 tests C-Hr90.5% pass rate · 92,480 tests Hilux72.8% pass rate · 61,017 tests Avensis73.7% pass rate · 55,076 tests

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Toyota Corolla?

In 2025, 76.8% of 66,313 first MOT tests on the Toyota Corolla were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Corolla fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment (28.6% of its recorded defects), followed by brakes.

Is the Toyota Corolla reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 76.8% it performs below the national average at a median age of 19 years and 94,500 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Before you agree to the work

A fault or an advisory is a quote waiting to happen. These pages set out what a garage has to tell you, what a comparable written quote should include, and what you can do if the bill is not what you agreed.

Estimates, quotes and extra work — what a price has to cover, and when a garage may charge more than it first said.
What a diagnostic test costs — what the fee should include, and when it should come off the repair.
Tools — when to buy and when to skip — how to choose a diagnostic tool, and when a garage visit is cheaper than owning one.
Choosing a garage you can check — what to verify before you hand over the keys.
Your rights after a car repair — what to do when the work is not right, and how to put it in writing.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.