Toyota Aygo MOT pass rate and common failures

76% of Toyota Aygo MOTs passed first time, above the 73% for all cars at the same ages.

76%passed first time (cars its age: 73%)
1.9mToyota Aygo MOTs counted since May 2018
3,500typical miles a year at 10 years old

First-time pass rate by year registered

Each year's Toyota Aygos against every car first registered the same year, at the same ages. Newer cars have only had their first few MOTs, so they look better. Years with fewer than 5,000 MOTs are left out.

Share of MOTs passed first time, by year first registered. All cars: every car first registered that year, at the same ages.
Registered	Aygo	All cars	MOTs
2023	93%	88%	9k
2022	93%	88%	25k
2021	90%	86%	49k
2020	89%	86%	65k
2019	88%	85%	109k
2018	87%	83%	131k
2017	87%	83%	152k
2016	86%	80%	177k
2015	84%	78%	198k
2014	79%	74%	165k
2013	74%	71%	129k
2012	71%	68%	125k
2011	68%	65%	109k
2010	66%	62%	101k
2009	63%	61%	109k
2008	58%	59%	100k
2007	57%	58%	85k
2006	55%	57%	75k
2005	51%	56%	14k

Compare two years of the Aygo, age for age.

First-time pass rate by age

Share of MOTs at each age that passed first time. Ages with fewer than 10,000 Toyota Aygo MOTs are left out.

Commonest reasons for failure

Wiper does not clear the windscreenOther cars its age: 2.32.8
Brake excessively bindingOther cars its age: 0.72.4
Tyre tread below the legal limitOther cars its age: 2.52.2
Position lamp not workingOther cars its age: 2.02.1
Stop lamp (brake light) not workingOther cars its age: 1.91.7
Brake pads less than 1.5mm thickOther cars its age: 1.91.5
Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrectOther cars its age: 1.01.3
Suspension mounting area badly corrodedOther cars its age: 0.31.1

Out of every 100 Toyota Aygo MOTs, against other cars at the same ages.

Where it comes up more than other cars its age

Tyre cracking or perishingAdvisory. Other cars its age: 6.711.6
Anti-roll bar link pin or bush wornAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.35.4
Brake excessively bindingFail. Other cars its age: 0.72.4
Road wheel slightly distortedAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.81.8
Suspension mounting area badly corrodedFail. Other cars its age: 0.31.1
Suspension mounting area corrodedAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.41.0

Out of every 100 Toyota Aygo MOTs. Only items noted well above other cars of the same ages.

Miles a year

Typical miles a year between one MOT and the next: 4,500 at 3 years old, 3,500 at 20. Rounded to the nearest 1,000.

Counted from DVSA records of 286,058,652 MOTs, 20 May 2018 to 18 October 2026. A test and its retests count as one MOT, and a fail put right at the test counts as a first-time fail, as the DVSA counts it. About Toyota Aygos in general, not a prediction for any one car. Spotted a mistake? Email fuzzyreguk@gmail.com.

Check a Toyota Aygo's MOT history

Every test and advisory, free, from the registration.