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18.5%fail rate

Toyota Aygo common MOT failures and failure rate

What a Toyota Aygo fails its MOT on most often, from real DVSA test data, and the part that resolves each item.

Based on 40,917 MOT tests in a recent DVSA sample.

What it fails on, and the fix

Brakes26.6% of failures
Lamps & electrical22.4% of failures
Tyres21.0% of failures
Suspension12.7% of failures
Visibility/wipers9.3% of failures
Other8.1% of failures
Usually bodywork or inspection, not a single bolt-on part.

About 18.5% of MOT tests recorded on the Toyota Aygo in this DVSA sample end in a failure. The pattern is consistent: the same handful of items account for most of them.

Its most common failure is brakes, which makes up 26.6% of the Toyota Aygo's failures, followed by brakes, lamps & electrical, tyres, suspension. Each item below links to the part that resolves it. Confirm the exact fitment against your registration or VIN before buying, and have safety-critical work done by a competent mechanic.

Other models

Toyota Yaris MOT failures19.9% failure rateToyota Prius MOT failures17.1% failure rateToyota Auris MOT failures18.3% failure rateFord Fiesta MOT failures22.8% failure rate

Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain