Reliability report
Toyota Auris reliability and common faults
Based on 211,818 roadworthiness tests, led by the UK MOT. Each country is compared only with its own average for cars of the same age.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · MOT
19.7%
fail rate · average 25.7%
much better than average
148,064 MOT tests (DVSA)
🇱🇹 Lithuania · inspection
63.9%
first-time pass · average 60.1%
better than average
63,754 inspections
Testing regimes differ from country to country – don’t compare the figures between countries; compare each one only with its own average. MOT data: contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Weak spots
What goes wrong on the Toyota Auris
How often each area fails compared with the average car of the same age (vertical line = average, 100%). Red – more often than average.
Lights and electrics
Plates and identification
Brakes
Visibility
Tyres
Wheels
Suspension
Steering
Exhaust and emissions
Seat belts and airbags
Body and structure
Driving controls
Results by vehicle age
| Age | 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate | 🇳🇱 APK defects |
|---|---|---|
| 6–8 years | 12.7% avg 15.3% | — |
| 9–11 years | 15.8% avg 22.9% | — |
| 12–15 years | 22.9% avg 30.3% | — |
| 16–20 years | 28.7% avg 34.6% | — |
🇱🇹 First-time pass rate in Lithuania – by year of manufacture
| Year | Auris | Average for year | Inspections |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 80.5% | 83.2% | 375 |
| 2018 | 82.9% | 79.5% | 1,947 |
| 2017 | 82.1% | 76.6% | 2,999 |
| 2016 | 77.4% | 72.8% | 3,766 |
| 2015 | 73.1% | 71.1% | 3,586 |
| 2014 | 70.5% | 68.0% | 3,943 |
| 2013 | 70.5% | 65.9% | 4,909 |
| 2012 | 67.3% | 63.7% | 2,689 |
| 2011 | 65.6% | 61.2% | 5,092 |
| 2010 | 63.0% | 57.3% | 3,982 |
| 2009 | 57.4% | 54.5% | 5,206 |
| 2008 | 56.6% | 52.4% | 11,017 |
| 2007 | 54.3% | 50.6% | 14,225 |
Toyota Auris – FAQs
How reliable is the Toyota Auris?+
In the UK the Toyota Auris fails 19.7% of MOT tests, against an average of 25.7% for cars of the same age – much better than average. In Lithuania 63.9% pass their roadworthiness test first time (average for those years there 60.1%) – better than average.
What goes wrong most often on the Toyota Auris?+
Compared with the average car of the same age, testers find faults more often in these areas: lights and electrics.
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Sources: anonymised MOT test results (DVSA) – contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; APK inspection defects (RDW, open data); Lithuanian roadworthiness test results (data.gov.lt). Initial tests only; retests are not counted. Photo: M 93, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons (licence).