Toyota Avensis — reliability by registration year

2002–2018 · 17 registration years · 51,246 first tests

2008 breaks the run — 2.9 pp worse than the years either side 2003 breaks the run — 3.5 pp worse than the years either side

Registration years

First-attempt MOT results for every Avensis registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table.

Toyota Avensis first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2018 1,022 81.0% 85.9%
2017 2,212 81.1% 85.6%
2016 3,203 79.5% 84.2% Brake pads (rear) 9.1%
2015 2,819 76.1% 81.1% Tyre pressure monitoring system 7.7%
2014 2,681 73.0% 78.6% Position lamp (front) 10.6%
2013 2,810 70.3% 76.2% Position lamp (front) 13.2%
2012 4,291 68.6% 75.9% Position lamp (front) 12.4%
2011 3,942 64.9% 73.5% Position lamp (front) 22.4%
2010 4,842 63.6% 72.8% Position lamp (front) 23.1%
2009 4,514 61.9% 69.8% Position lamp (front) 23.1%
2008 4,274 56.9% 66.6% Position lamp (front) 18.6%
2.9 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2008 Avensiss most often: Position lamp (front) (18.6%) · Coil spring (front) (10.8%) · Rigid brake pipes (rear) (9.0%)
2007 4,056 57.7% 67.7% Position lamp (front) 16.2%
2006 3,614 57.2% 68.9% Position lamp (front) 18.1%
2005 2,786 56.7% 67.8% Position lamp (front) 18.7%
2004 2,014 57.7% 69.1% Position lamp (front) 14.4%
2003 1,505 55.5% 67.4% Malfunction indicator lamp 15.5%
3.5 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2003 Avensiss most often: Malfunction indicator lamp (15.5%) · Position lamp (front) (14.6%) · Stop lamp (8.8%)
2002 661 60.2% 71.9%

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