Toyota Corolla MOT Check
MOT pass rates, common failures, and reliability data for the Toyota Corolla. Check any Corolla by registration number below.
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79.3%
Avg Pass Rate
-2.8%
vs Toyota Avg
32
Year Ranges
Good
Reliability
Toyota Corolla — MOT Reliability Overview
The Toyota Corolla has an average MOT pass rate of 79.3%, which is 2.8 percentage points below the Toyota brand average of 82.1%. This is a reasonable result that reflects typical UK reliability standards. Regular servicing and addressing advisories promptly will help keep your Corolla on the road.
The most common reasons a Toyota Corolla fails its MOT are lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, suspension, brakes. If you are preparing your Corolla for its MOT, checking these areas first could save you a retest fee. Our detailed fault analysis includes estimated repair costs for each failure type.
Typical mileage for the Corolla is around 38,000 miles at 5 years. When evaluating a used Corolla, compare the odometer reading against these benchmarks. Significantly lower mileage than expected could indicate a clocked vehicle — run a free mileage check to verify.
Before buying a used Toyota Corolla, we recommend checking the full MOT history, write-off status, outstanding finance, and stolen vehicle status. These checks can be done for free using the registration number.
MOT Pass Rate by Year
How the Toyota Corolla performs at MOT across different model years.
2023
Based on 100 vehicles
0.0%
2022
Based on 570 vehicles
1.3%
6.1%
55k mi
2021
Based on 1,378 vehicles
1.3%
4.6%
65k mi
2020
Based on 3,743 vehicles
1.6%
5.6%
72k mi
102k mi
2019
Based on 38,062 vehicles
2.4%
6.8%
98k mi
91k mi
2014
Based on 160 vehicles
0.9%
10.9%
121k mi
2010
Based on 246 vehicles
4.2%
18.1%
2009
Based on 3,169 vehicles
6.8%
22.0%
2008
Based on 8,421 vehicles
6.9%
23.2%
2007
Based on 11,731 vehicles
7.1%
24.1%
2006
Based on 31,434 vehicles
7.3%
25.0%
2005
Based on 28,483 vehicles
7.7%
25.7%
2004
Based on 18,764 vehicles
8.1%
29.2%
2003
Based on 14,062 vehicles
8.0%
27.9%
2002
Based on 9,561 vehicles
7.3%
28.1%
2001
Based on 5,078 vehicles
6.6%
23.8%
2000
Based on 55,000 vehicles
1.1%
9.5%
22k mi
38k mi
72k mi
1999
Based on 4,176 vehicles
3.7%
26.0%
1998
Based on 3,533 vehicles
3.6%
27.9%
1997
Based on 1,846 vehicles
3.0%
26.1%
1995
Based on 574 vehicles
3.5%
31.2%
1994
Based on 658 vehicles
3.3%
16.6%
1993
Based on 598 vehicles
2.3%
21.2%
1992
Based on 489 vehicles
2.3%
16.9%
1990
Based on 244 vehicles
1.1%
19.4%
1989
Based on 119 vehicles
3.7%
14.6%
1988
Based on 96 vehicles
1.5%
15.2%
1987
Based on 134 vehicles
3.0%
27.0%
1986
Based on 143 vehicles
0.0%
1985
Based on 144 vehicles
0.0%
1984
Based on 54 vehicles
0.0%
1983
Based on 37 vehicles
4.0%
24.0%
Top MOT Failures — Toyota Corolla
The most common reasons a Toyota Corolla fails its MOT, aggregated across all year ranges.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Suspension
Brakes
Tyres
Exhaust, fuel and emissions
Typical Mileage — Toyota Corolla
Average mileage readings recorded at MOT tests for the 2000 model year range. Use these benchmarks to evaluate a used Corolla.
At 3 Years
22,000
miles
At 5 Years
38,000
miles
At 10 Years
72,000
miles
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Toyota Corolla — Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the Toyota Corolla MOT and reliability.
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