Toyota Aygo MOT failure rate and common faults
269,017 Toyota Aygo cars aged 3 to 20 took their MOT in 2025, and 24.2% failed at the first attempt. An average car of the same age failed 27.1% of the time, which makes the Toyota Aygo 11% less likely to fail than the typical car on the road. Here is what fails, and which years to look for.
24.2%
failed first time
269,017 MOT tests in 2025
-11%
vs same age average
average car of this age mix: 27.1%
85 of 208
age adjusted rank
among cars; 1 fails least
87.3
dangerous defects per 1,000
same age average: 101.4
What fails on a Toyota Aygo MOT
Failure items recorded per 1,000 tests, by part of the car, set against an average car with exactly the same spread of ages. A figure well above average is a weak spot worth checking before you buy.
The most common Toyota Aygo MOT failures
The individual failure items testers recorded most often, per 1,000 tests.
| Failure item | Area | Per 1,000 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Position lamp: not working | Lights and electrics | 28.4 |
| Service brake performance: excessively binding | Brakes | 26.9 |
| Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively | Windscreen, wipers and mirrors | 25.0 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength | Suspension | 24.1 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm | Tyres | 23.7 |
| Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect | Lights and electrics | 20.7 |
| Stop lamp: not working | Lights and electrics | 20.4 |
| Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick | Brakes | 15.7 |
| Headlamp aim: too low | Lights and electrics | 12.3 |
| Suspension arms: pin or bush excessively worn | Suspension | 12.0 |
Toyota Aygo MOT failure rate by year
Every car fails more often as it ages, so each registration year is compared with the average for all cars of the same age. Years with fewer than 500 tests are left out.
| First registered | Tests | Failed | Same age average | Average mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13,613 | 5.9% | 11.4% | 17,400 |
| 2021 | 17,027 | 10.5% | 12.8% | 22,000 |
| 2020 | 16,538 | 13.1% | 14.1% | 26,300 |
| 2019 | 22,082 | 14.0% | 16.5% | 31,900 |
| 2018 | 21,899 | 14.5% | 19.1% | 37,200 |
| 2017 | 21,391 | 15.9% | 21.8% | 43,700 |
| 2016 | 22,094 | 17.7% | 25.1% | 49,400 |
| 2015 | 23,121 | 19.9% | 28.1% | 55,200 |
| 2014 | 19,282 | 26.2% | 31.4% | 60,900 |
| 2013 | 15,053 | 31.9% | 34.3% | 65,400 |
| 2012 | 14,571 | 36.3% | 36.6% | 71,600 |
| 2011 | 12,537 | 39.3% | 38.8% | 74,900 |
| 2010 | 11,303 | 40.8% | 40.7% | 78,400 |
| 2009 | 12,045 | 41.5% | 41.8% | 79,800 |
| 2008 | 10,355 | 46.5% | 42.9% | 85,400 |
| 2007 | 8,289 | 47.1% | 42.7% | 89,600 |
| 2006 | 6,624 | 48.8% | 43.0% | 93,700 |
| 2005 | 1,193 | 51.5% | 42.4% | 95,400 |
Advisories to look for in a Toyota Aygo's MOT history
An advisory is a tester's warning that something is wearing but has not failed yet. These are the ones written most often on the Toyota Aygo, per 1,000 tests. If the car you are looking at has one of these, ask whether it has been fixed since.
- Tyres: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing239.8
- Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge197.6
- Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened128.3
- Linkage pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement121.0
- Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material96.3
- Suspension arms: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement78.5
Checking a used Toyota Aygo before you buy
Against cars of the same age, the Toyota Aygo fails more often than average on brakes. Start there.
Brakes
Look through the wheel spokes at the discs for a deep lip or scoring, check the handbrake holds the car on a slope, and feel for a pull to one side when braking hard.
Averages only take you so far. The specific car's MOT history shows whether it has already failed on any of these, how often advisories were ignored, and whether the mileage climbs steadily from test to test. Read our guide to reading a car's MOT history before you go to view it.
Toyota Aygo MOT questions
What is the Toyota Aygo MOT failure rate?
24.2% of Toyota Aygo cars failed their first MOT test of 2025, from 269,017 tests on vehicles aged 3 to 20. An average car with the same age mix failed 27.1% of the time, so the Toyota Aygo was 11% less likely to fail.
What fails most often on a Toyota Aygo MOT?
Lights and electrics caused the most failure items, at 158 per 1,000 tests. The single most common failure item was "Position lamp: not working", recorded 28.4 times per 1,000 tests.
Which Toyota Aygo year has the best MOT record?
Measured against cars of the same age, 2022 registrations did best: 5.9% failed against an average of 11.4% for cars that age. Older cars always fail more often, so compare a year with its age group rather than with newer cars.
Does this tell me whether a particular Toyota Aygo will pass?
No. These are averages across every Toyota Aygo tested in 2025. The car in front of you has its own record: its full MOT history shows every pass, failure and advisory it has had, and it is free to view by registration.
Other Toyota models
- Toyota Yaris26.1% failed
- Toyota Prius21.4% failed
- Toyota Auris28.1% failed
- Toyota RAV420.2% failed
- Toyota Corolla18.6% failed
- Toyota C-HR14.1% failed
Ranked close to the Toyota Aygo
- Volkswagen ID3rank 82
- Mini Clubmanrank 83
- Kia Nirorank 86
- Ford Kugarank 87
How these figures are calculated
Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 release. We count first tests of cars and small vans (class 4) aged 3 to 20, so a car that fails and is retested is counted once. A failure includes faults fixed and passed within the same visit. The same age average weights the national failure rate for each age by how many Toyota Aygo cars of that age were tested, so a model is never penalised for having an older fleet. Make and model are as recorded at the test; trim levels are combined. Full method and rankings.
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