Toyota Avensis MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Toyota Avensis in Great Britain in 2025 — 55,138 tests. Figures cover every Avensis first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the Avensis ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
65.5%
6.8 points below the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
55,138
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
8.8%
of Avensis first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
101,250
middle half: 73,750–148,750 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many Toyota Avensis cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 76,956 Toyota Avensis cars that were taxed or on SORN: 55,532 taxed and 21,424 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper). The MOT figures above count tests; these count cars, across the whole United Kingdom, cars only. Toyota Avensis vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures.

Still taxed, end of 2025
55,532
72.2% of the 76,956 Avensis cars taxed or on SORN; 123 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
21,424
declared off the road by their keepers — 27.8% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed Avensis cars peaked at 178,901 at the end of 2014 and has since fallen by 123,369 (69.0%) to 55,532 at the end of 2025. Cars on SORN went from 5,537 at the end of 2014 to 21,424 at the end of 2025, up 286.9%. A car leaves the taxed count when it is scrapped, exported or declared off the road; the year-end counts do not say which.

Taxed Avensis cars, year by year

Cars of this model taxed and on the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025.

050k100k150k200k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Taxed Avensis cars, year 2014: 179kTaxed Avensis cars, year 2015: 169kTaxed Avensis cars, year 2016: 158kTaxed Avensis cars, year 2017: 144kTaxed Avensis cars, year 2018: 130kTaxed Avensis cars, year 2019: 114kTaxed Avensis cars, year 2020: 101kTaxed Avensis cars, year 2021: 90kTaxed Avensis cars, year 2022: 81kTaxed Avensis cars, year 2023: 72kTaxed Avensis cars, year 2024: 63kTaxed Avensis cars, year 2025: 56k56k
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YearTaxed Avensis cars
2014178,901
2015169,061
2016157,677
2017144,152
2018129,500
2019114,465
2020101,295
202189,612
202280,850
202371,943
202463,214
202555,532

Avensis cars on SORN, year by year

Cars of this model declared off the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025. Its own scale — SORN counts are a fraction of the taxed count.

05k10k15k20k25k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Avensis cars on SORN, year 2014: 6kAvensis cars on SORN, year 2015: 8kAvensis cars on SORN, year 2016: 10kAvensis cars on SORN, year 2017: 12kAvensis cars on SORN, year 2018: 14kAvensis cars on SORN, year 2019: 16kAvensis cars on SORN, year 2020: 18kAvensis cars on SORN, year 2021: 19kAvensis cars on SORN, year 2022: 19kAvensis cars on SORN, year 2023: 20kAvensis cars on SORN, year 2024: 21kAvensis cars on SORN, year 2025: 21k21k
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YearAvensis cars on SORN
20145,537
20157,670
201610,063
201711,999
201813,720
201915,604
202017,603
202118,552
202219,359
202320,436
202420,873
202521,424

Which model years survive

Taxed Avensis cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 55,532 taxed in all. Every build year holding at least 1% has its own row; the rest share one. 1 taxed Avensis car has no recorded year of manufacture and is not in the table, so the rows add up to 55,531. A build year's count depends on how many were sold that year as well as how many have lasted.

Year of manufacture Taxed, end of 2025Share of taxed Avensis cars
20181,1602.1%
20172,4964.5%
20163,5866.5%
20153,3906.1%
20143,1685.7%
20133,1955.8%
20124,8318.7%
20114,2097.6%
20105,0269.1%
20094,7578.6%
20084,2887.7%
20074,1237.4%
20063,5656.4%
20052,6764.8%
20041,8893.4%
20031,3812.5%
20026091.1%
All other build years (nine years, each under 1%)1,1822.1%

Population source: Department for Transport / DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026; counts of the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, United Kingdom, cars only, excluding cars recorded with no model name. SortedCars groups DVLA's model name AVENSIS under this model. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, DVLA or the Department for Transport.

How the Avensis ages

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, Avensis vs all cars, 2025.

Toyota AvensisAll cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Toyota Avensis, vehicle age 7: 81.5%Toyota Avensis, vehicle age 8: 80.8%Toyota Avensis, vehicle age 9: 79.3%Toyota Avensis, vehicle age 10: 76%Toyota Avensis, vehicle age 11: 73.4%Toyota Avensis, vehicle age 12: 70.8%Toyota Avensis, vehicle age 13: 68.7%Toyota Avensis, vehicle age 14: 64.8%Toyota Avensis, vehicle age 15: 63.9%Toyota Avensis, vehicle age 16: 62.1%Toyota Avensis, vehicle age 17: 57.5%Toyota Avensis, vehicle age 18: 58%Toyota Avensis, vehicle age 19: 57.6%Toyota Avensis, vehicle age 20: 56.9%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%All cars 57.6%Toyota Avensis 56.9%
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Age (years)Avensis testsAvensis pass rateAll cars
71,13881.5%80.9%
82,41980.8%78.2%
93,47279.3%74.9%
103,04576.0%71.9%
112,89473.4%68.6%
122,97470.8%65.8%
134,49568.7%63.5%
144,11164.8%61.2%
155,02663.9%59.3%
164,67862.1%58.3%
174,46157.5%57.2%
184,19258.0%57.4%
193,71757.6%57.0%
202,86856.9%57.6%

Better or worse than the average car?

The Avensis's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: the Avensis beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

Avensis aheadAvensis behind
-6-3+0+3+6Age 7: +0.6 points vs the average car7Age 8: +2.6 points vs the average carAge 9: +4.4 points vs the average car9Age 10: +4.1 points vs the average carAge 11: +4.8 points vs the average car11Age 12: +5.0 points vs the average carAge 13: +5.2 points vs the average car13Age 14: +3.6 points vs the average carAge 15: +4.6 points vs the average car15Age 16: +3.8 points vs the average carAge 17: +0.3 points vs the average car17Age 18: +0.6 points vs the average carAge 19: +0.6 points vs the average car19Age 20: -0.7 points vs the average car20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
7+0.6
8+2.6
9+4.4
10+4.1
11+4.8
12+5.0
13+5.2
14+3.6
15+4.6
16+3.8
17+0.3
18+0.6
19+0.6
20-0.7

The Avensis fleet on the road, by age

How many took a first MOT in 2025 at each age — the shape of the Avensis fleet still in use.

01k3k4k6kAge 7: 1k7Age 8: 2kAge 9: 3k9Age 10: 3kAge 11: 2k11Age 12: 2kAge 13: 4k13Age 14: 4kAge 15: 5k15Age 16: 4kAge 17: 4k17Age 18: 4kAge 19: 3k19Age 20: 2k20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
71,138
82,419
93,472
103,045
112,894
122,974
134,495
144,111
155,026
164,678
174,461
184,192
193,717
202,868

What an Avensis fails on

Where the failure items land when an Avensis fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment33.5%
Brakes18.0%
Suspension17.7%
Tyres9.5%
Visibility7.5%
Noise, emissions and leaks5.4%
Body, chassis, structure4.3%
Steering1.9%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (97.8% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" for a Avensis, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Suspension: 34.7% of advisories34.7%Brakes: 24.3% of advisories24.3%Tyres: 20.3% of advisories20.3%Body, chassis, structure: 4.3% of advisoriesLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 4.2% of advisoriesNon-component advisories: 3.8% of advisories
SuspensionBrakesTyresBody, chassis, structureLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentNon-component advisories
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CategoryShare of advisories
Suspension34.7%
Brakes24.3%
Tyres20.3%
Body, chassis, structure4.3%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment4.2%
Non-component advisories3.8%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid Avensis?

First-time pass rate for the two most-tested Avensis fuel types, 2025, against the all-cars average. Fleet ages differ by fuel — newer fleets help the electrified bars.

50%60%70%80%90%100%all cars 72.3%Diesel: 67.1% of 28,647 tests67.1%Diesel28,647 testsPetrol: 63.8% of 26,176 tests63.8%Petrol26,176 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Diesel28,64767.1%
Petrol26,17663.8%

What mileage is normal for an Avensis?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Avensis; the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical Avensis (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k150k175k79111315171920Vehicle age (years)Age 7: typical 88,750 miles (middle half 61,250–141,250)Age 8: typical 78,750 miles (middle half 51,250–123,750)Age 9: typical 88,750 miles (middle half 63,750–128,750)Age 10: typical 101,250 miles (middle half 73,750–148,750)Age 11: typical 116,250 miles (middle half 83,750–168,750)Age 12: typical 118,750 miles (middle half 83,750–161,250)Age 13: typical 118,750 miles (middle half 88,750–156,250)Age 14: typical 116,250 miles (middle half 88,750–153,750)Age 15: typical 121,250 miles (middle half 93,750–156,250)Age 16: typical 123,750 miles (middle half 93,750–158,750)Age 17: typical 121,250 miles (middle half 91,250–156,250)Age 18: typical 128,750 miles (middle half 98,750–161,250)Age 19: typical 123,750 miles (middle half 93,750–156,250)Age 20: typical 118,750 miles (middle half 91,250–148,750)118k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
761,25088,750141,250
851,25078,750123,750
963,75088,750128,750
1073,750101,250148,750
1183,750116,250168,750
1283,750118,750161,250
1388,750118,750156,250
1488,750116,250153,750
1593,750121,250156,250
1693,750123,750158,750
1791,250121,250156,250
1898,750128,750161,250
1993,750123,750156,250
2091,250118,750148,750

What fails at each age

The Avensis's failure mix by age band, 2025 — each band's top categories at their true share of that band's failure items; the pale remainder is everything else. How the mix shifts with age is the point of the chart.

BrakesTyresLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentSuspensionVisibilityNoise, emissions and leaksEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
6-9 yrsBrakes20.8%
6-9 yrsTyres20.5%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment20.2%
6-9 yrsSuspension17.6%
6-9 yrsVisibility7.7%
6-9 yrsEverything else13.2%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment25.8%
10-13 yrsBrakes22.3%
10-13 yrsSuspension18.9%
10-13 yrsTyres14.1%
10-13 yrsVisibility6.5%
10-13 yrsEverything else12.4%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment28.9%
14+ yrsSuspension20.8%
14+ yrsBrakes20.0%
14+ yrsTyres9.0%
14+ yrsNoise, emissions and leaks6.1%
14+ yrsEverything else15.2%

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How these figures are computed. Every number on this page is calculated by SortedCars from the DVSA anonymised MOT results dataset (every MOT test in Great Britain — 2025 for single-year figures; trend figures state their span, currently 2023–2025). Where a figure comes from a sample or uses banded values (mileage is banded to 2,500 miles), the page says so beside the figure. Test class 4 only, first tests only — retests are excluded. Class 4 is the car MOT class and also covers car-derived vans, pickups and motorhomes tested to the same standard; where this page says "cars" it means class 4. Pass rate = passes ÷ (passes + failures + pass-after-rectification): a vehicle that failed and was fixed during the visit counts as a fail. Pass rates describe fleets, not individual machines: they reflect how cars were driven, maintained and used as well as how they were built, and beyond recorded mileage none of that is in the data. A well-kept example of a model with a weak average can still pass; a neglected example of a strong one can still fail. No figure is shown for any group with fewer than 500 tests. Alias spellings of a make in the DVSA file are counted under one make name, and all trims and variants of a model are grouped under one model name, using SortedCars' grouping tables. The taxed and SORN counts on this page are the one exception: they are not computed from MOT records but taken from the Department for Transport's vehicle licensing statistics (DfT/DVLA table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0), which count the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, UK-wide, cars only. They describe a model as a whole, grouped under SortedCars' model names, and say nothing about any one car. “Dangerous” is DVSA's statutory defect category (in force since May 2018): a defect posing an immediate risk to road safety — driving the vehicle before repair is an offence. What these figures are for. These statistics are general information about groups of vehicles. They are not advice, a valuation or a recommendation to buy, avoid or price any particular vehicle, and no decision about one car should rest on them alone — check the car itself and its own records. We take care over the calculations, but we cannot guarantee they are complete, current or free of error, and we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on them. This does not limit any liability that cannot lawfully be limited — see our Terms & Conditions. If you believe any figure on this page is inaccurate, contact us. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVSA or DVLA. DVSA publishes the raw test records; the statistics on this page are SortedCars' own calculations from them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.