Reliability report
Toyota Avensis reliability and common faults
Based on 219,266 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
26.4%
fail rate · average 29.7%
much better than average
54,761 MOT tests (DVSA)
🇱🇹 Lithuania · inspection
51.9%
first-time pass · average 49.6%
better than average
164,505 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 Avensis
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
Driving controls
Exhaust and emissions
Wheels
Suspension
Seat belts and airbags
Body and structure
Steering
Results by vehicle age
| Age | 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate | 🇳🇱 APK defects |
|---|---|---|
| 6–8 years | 14.5% avg 15.3% | — |
| 9–11 years | 18.4% avg 22.9% | — |
| 12–15 years | 25.5% avg 30.3% | — |
| 16–20 years | 31.6% avg 34.6% | — |
| 21+ years | 30.9% avg 31.4% | — |
🇱🇹 First-time pass rate in Lithuania – by year of manufacture
| Year | Avensis | Average for year | Inspections |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 80.4% | 83.2% | 46 |
| 2018 | 89.9% | 79.5% | 1,079 |
| 2017 | 87.8% | 76.6% | 1,651 |
| 2016 | 85.1% | 72.8% | 1,992 |
| 2015 | 81.6% | 71.1% | 2,325 |
| 2014 | 76.4% | 68.0% | 1,752 |
| 2013 | 74.3% | 65.9% | 2,828 |
| 2012 | 70.5% | 63.7% | 4,865 |
| 2011 | 60.3% | 61.2% | 4,736 |
| 2010 | 59.1% | 57.3% | 6,078 |
| 2009 | 56.6% | 54.5% | 9,799 |
| 2008 | 51.9% | 52.4% | 11,041 |
| 2007 | 50.3% | 50.6% | 17,511 |
| 2006 | 48.4% | 48.7% | 18,229 |
| 2005 | 48.5% | 46.6% | 19,217 |
Toyota Avensis – FAQs
How reliable is the Toyota Avensis?+
In the UK the Toyota Avensis fails 26.4% of MOT tests, against an average of 29.7% for cars of the same age – much better than average. In Lithuania 51.9% pass their roadworthiness test first time (average for those years there 49.6%) – better than average.
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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: Cutlass, CC0, Wikimedia Commons (licence).