Toyota Starlet MOT pass rate: 71.9% (2,885 tests, 2025)

The Toyota Starlet passed 71.9% of its 2,885 MOT tests in 2025 — 5.6 points below the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 27 years old with 89,792 miles on the clock.

71.9%Pass rate (2025)

2,885MOT tests analysed

89,792 miMedian mileage at test

27 yrsMedian age at test

How the Starlet compares

Toyota Starlet

71.9%

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 Starlet

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

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Brakes	465	19.4%
2	Suspension	463	19.3%
3	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	431	18.0%
4	Body, chassis, structure	364	15.2%
5	Noise, emissions and leaks	331	13.8%
6	Tyres	202	8.4%

Pre-MOT checklist for Starlet owners

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

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
Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
Look underneath for corrosion around sills and subframes, especially on older cars
A blowing exhaust or visible smoke will fail; warm the engine fully before the test

Check the engine before the tester does

A stored fault code with the engine light on is an automatic Major defect. Scan and clear resolved faults before booking.

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Check a specific Starlet 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 Corolla76.8% pass rate · 66,313 tests Hilux72.8% pass rate · 61,017 tests

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Toyota Starlet?

In 2025, 71.9% of 2,885 first MOT tests on the Toyota Starlet were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Starlet fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is brakes (19.4% of its recorded defects), followed by suspension.

Is the Toyota Starlet reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 71.9% it performs below the national average at a median age of 27 years and 89,792 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

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.