Used Toyota Yaris buying guide: MOT data and checks

At a glance

• On UK roads: 589,579 licensed cars (2026 Q2), up from 489,274 in 2021 Q2
• MOT pass rate (first test, 2025): 73.2% (+2.4 pts vs all cars of the same age)
• Tests analysed: 478,896
• Recall campaigns: 40 since 1992

Pass rate by year of first use

Where they fail

Failure-area shares for Toyota Yaris tests in 2025, based on 478896 tests.

• Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 12.8% of initial tests
• Suspension: 8.9% of initial tests
• Visibility: 5.5% of initial tests
• Brakes: 4.9% of initial tests
• Tyres: 4.7% of initial tests
• Body, chassis, structure: 2.6% of initial tests
• Noise, emissions and leaks: 2.5% of initial tests
• Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems: 0.7% of initial tests
• Identification of the vehicle: 0.3% of initial tests
• Steering: 0.3% of initial tests
• Road Wheels: 0.2% of initial tests
• Seat belt installation check: 0% of initial tests
• Speedometer and speed limiter: 0% of initial tests
• Buses and coaches supplementary tests: 0% of initial tests

Top failure items

Most common advisories

1. Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (13.38% of tests)
2. Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (11.6% of tests)
3. Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (7.68% of tests)
4. Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material (6.81% of tests)
5. Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (6.65% of tests)

Typical mileage at MOT

Median recorded at test; individual cars vary.

Fuel mix and fleet

• Hybrid electric (petrol): 48.9%
• Petrol: 47.8%
• Diesel: 3.3%

589,579 licensed and 27,544 SORN (2026 Q2).

Recalls

40 recall campaigns match this model in the DVSA recalls data (downloaded 2026-10-14).

• 01/12/2025 · Parking Assist ECU reprogram on multiple models · build 03/04/2024 to 10/10/2025
• 24/11/2025 · Combination Meter Reprogramming on Multiple Models · build 23/04/2024 to 08/10/2024
• 12/10/2023 · On affected vehicles there is a possibility that the DCM may not complete the shutdown process within a specific period of time when the ignition is turned off causing the DCM to not restart at the next ignition cycle and making the e-Call function unavailable. As a result the vehicles do not comply with relevant regulations. · build 21/07/2021 to 28/07/2023
• 07/08/2023 · Affected vehicles have wheel nuts on the right-side front and rear wheels may not have been torqued correctly due to improper tightening of the nuts when installing the wheels at the vehicle assembly plant. · build 13/06/2023 to 21/06/2023
• 14/11/2022 · DUE TO AN IMPROPER PROGRAMMING OF HYBRID SYSTEM VEHICLE MIGHT NOT ENTER A FAILSAFE DRIVING MODE. · build 07/07/2020 to 13/11/2020

Recalls apply to specific build ranges. Check a particular car on GOV.UK: Check vehicle recalls (GOV.UK).

Free official checks before you buy

• Check MOT history (GOV.UK, external)
• Vehicle enquiry: tax and MOT status (GOV.UK, external)
• Check vehicle recalls (GOV.UK, external)

Buyer notes

These MOT figures describe test outcomes, not the overall condition of any one car. In the 2025 DVSA extracts, 478896 Toyota Yaris tests had a pass rate of 73.2%, which is 2.4 percentage points above the same-age benchmark of 70.8%. The initial fail rate was 26.8%. The largest failure groups were lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment (12.8% of tests), suspension (8.9%), visibility (5.5%), brakes (4.9%) and tyres (4.7%). Common failure items were a position lamp not working (3.65%), a fractured or broken coil spring (3.1%), wipers that do not clear the windscreen (2.83%), a stop lamp not working (1.98%) and tread depth below 1.6mm (1.85%). Advisories included tread worn close to the legal limit (13.38% of tests), slight tyre damage, cracking or perishing (11.6%) and brake discs worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (7.68%). On a viewing, check lamps, coil springs, wipers, tyres and brakes, and read the free MOT history at https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-history. Median mileage in these 2025 tests was 19102 miles at age 3 (36594 tests) and 56144 miles at age 10 (30791 tests). Read each first-use year against its own benchmark. DfT figures for 2026 Q2 list 589579 licensed cars and 27544 on SORN. Fuel shares are hybrid electric (petrol) 48.9%, petrol 47.8% and diesel 3.3%. DVSA campaign data list 40 Yaris recalls (source date 2026-10-14). Recalls apply to specific build ranges, and a recall may not affect every car of this model. Recent rows include R/2025/466, builds 03/04/2024 to 10/10/2025, and R/2023/279, builds 21/07/2021 to 28/07/2023. Check a specific car on GOV.UK at https://www.gov.uk/check-vehicle-recall.

Frequently asked questions

What was the Toyota Yaris MOT pass rate in 2025?

In the 2025 DVSA extracts, the pass rate was 73.2% from 478896 tests. That is 2.4 percentage points above the same-age benchmark of 70.8%. The initial fail rate was 26.8%.

Which failure items appeared most often in 2025?

Position lamp: not working was recorded on 3.65% of tests, Coil spring: fractured or broken on 3.1%, and Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively on 2.83%. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment accounted for 12.8% of tests.

Do Toyota Yaris recalls apply to every car?

Campaign data only; a recall may not affect every car of this model. DVSA lists 40 campaigns, and they apply to specific build ranges. Check a specific car at https://www.gov.uk/check-vehicle-recall. R/2025/466 covers builds from 03/04/2024 to 10/10/2025.