Toyota Corolla — reliability by registration year
1998–2024 · 18 registration years · 114,679 first tests
2019
breaks the run — 1.0 pp worse than the years either side
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Corolla 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. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,156 | 95.1% | 96.3% | |
| 2023 | 2,659 | 90.6% | 94.0% | |
| 2022 | 17,287 | 89.9% | 93.8% | Tyres — Condition (front) 18.7% |
| 2021 | 18,029 | 89.2% | 93.0% | Visibility — Wipers (front) 20.5% |
| 2020 | 17,123 | 89.4% | 92.9% | Tyres — Condition (front) 16.6% |
| 2019 | 14,253 | 88.3% | 91.9% | Tyres — Condition (front) 16.5% |
| 1.0 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2019 Corollas most often: Tyres — Condition (front) (16.5%) · Visibility — Wipers (front) (11.4%) · Tread depth (front) (8.2%) | ||||
| 2009 | 1,092 | 59.1% | 71.9% | Position lamp (front) 23.5% |
| 2008 | 2,731 | 59.1% | 73.8% | Position lamp (front) 20.3% |
| 2007 | 3,658 | 60.4% | 73.3% | Position lamp (front) 18.3% |
| 2006 | 10,479 | 59.8% | 71.9% | Position lamp (front) 13.6% |
| 2005 | 9,163 | 59.1% | 70.1% | Position lamp (front) 11.2% |
| 2004 | 5,771 | 56.3% | 66.6% | Position lamp (front) 12.0% |
| 2003 | 4,322 | 56.9% | 66.8% | Headlamp (front) 11.5% |
| 2002 | 2,840 | 60.4% | 70.5% | Headlamp aim 12.6% |
| 2001 | 1,613 | 62.0% | 70.6% | Position lamp (front) 12.3% |
| 2000 | 867 | 61.7% | 69.7% | |
| 1999 | 904 | 59.6% | 67.6% | |
| 1998 | 732 | 56.4% | 63.4% | Drive shafts — Joints (front) 17.4% |