Toyota Estima MOT Check
MOT pass rates, common failures, and reliability data for the Toyota Estima. Check any Estima by registration number below.
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81.0%
Avg Pass Rate
-2.5%
vs Toyota Avg
26
Year Ranges
Good
Reliability
Toyota Estima — MOT Reliability Overview
The Toyota Estima has an average MOT pass rate of 81.0%, which is 2.5 percentage points below the Toyota brand average of 83.5%. This is a strong result, indicating that the Estima is well-engineered and tends to age well mechanically. Owners can expect fewer surprises at MOT time.
The most common reasons a Toyota Estima fails its MOT are significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow, stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning. If you are preparing your Estima 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.
Before buying a used Toyota Estima, 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 Estima performs at MOT across different model years.
2024
Based on 58 vehicles
0.0%
2023
Based on 77 vehicles
0.0%
3.8%
2022
Based on 120 vehicles
4.5%
11.9%
2021
Based on 1,247 vehicles
4.5%
18.6%
163k mi
2020
Based on 1,662 vehicles
5.4%
20.3%
163k mi
173k mi
2019
Based on 2,273 vehicles
2.7%
11.5%
160k mi
176k mi
2018
Based on 2,332 vehicles
2.0%
10.5%
161k mi
2017
Based on 3,110 vehicles
2.3%
8.6%
136k mi
2016
Based on 3,159 vehicles
3.2%
11.8%
2015
Based on 2,592 vehicles
3.0%
13.0%
158k mi
2014
Based on 3,670 vehicles
1.9%
10.4%
136k mi
2013
Based on 4,961 vehicles
1.5%
8.6%
138k mi
2012
Based on 5,318 vehicles
1.3%
10.3%
132k mi
2011
Based on 3,562 vehicles
2.2%
14.9%
2010
Based on 4,871 vehicles
2.9%
12.6%
2009
Based on 4,407 vehicles
2.5%
12.8%
2008
Based on 3,298 vehicles
3.9%
15.2%
2007
Based on 2,333 vehicles
4.2%
19.3%
2006
Based on 2,122 vehicles
4.1%
16.0%
2005
Based on 379 vehicles
10.3%
29.0%
2004
Based on 416 vehicles
8.7%
21.5%
2003
Based on 277 vehicles
4.8%
23.4%
2002
Based on 121 vehicles
4.5%
33.0%
2001
Based on 43 vehicles
9.1%
45.5%
2000
Based on 32 vehicles
20.8%
37.5%
0
Based on 18,435 vehicles
96k mi
Top MOT Failures — Toyota Estima
The most common reasons a Toyota Estima fails its MOT, aggregated across all year ranges.
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
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Toyota Estima — Frequently Asked Questions
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