248,912 tests in 2025
Toyota Aygo reliability and MOT pass rate
81.3% passed first time. The 18.7% fail rate is 3.9 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 10 years old with 47,148 miles.
Pass rate
81.3%
22.6% of all cars failed; 18.7% of these did.
Fixed on the day
5.7%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
47,148 mi
10 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 42,851 | 6.8% |
| 6-9 years | 80,460 | 11.4% |
| 10-13 years | 66,732 | 21.1% |
| 14+ years | 58,102 | 34.9% |
What the Aygo fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Brakes5,915 dangerous38%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment128 dangerous33.7%
- Suspension1,328 dangerous29.5%
- Tyres12,940 dangerous26.5%
- Body, chassis, structure383 dangerous13.8%
- Visibility9 dangerous13.3%
- Noise, emissions and leaks20 dangerous12.5%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems1 dangerous3.5%
Is the Aygo getting worse?
The fail rate rose 2.7 points to 19.5% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years. Ageing alone would predict about 5.3 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 235,492 | 8 | 16.8% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 248,529 | 8 | 17.7% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 220,894 | 9 | 19.1% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 236,687 | 10 | 19.5% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Aygo at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Aygo in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Service brake performance: excessively binding5,895 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm4,343 tests
- 3Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively4,036 tests
- 4Position lamp: not working3,996 tests
- 5Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength3,972 tests
- 6Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick3,415 tests
- 7Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect3,117 tests
- 8Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements2,938 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Aygo collects 2.9 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure36,796 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm30,884 tests
- 3Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened25,731 tests
- 4Linkage pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn19,281 tests
- 5Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded17,208 tests
- 6Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn16,985 tests
- 7Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick12,461 tests
- 8Sub-frame: corroded and seriously weakened11,025 tests
Questions
What is the Toyota Aygo MOT pass rate?
81.3% of the 248,912 Toyota Aygo first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 18.7% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 5.7% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Toyota Aygo usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Service brake performance: excessively binding", recorded on 5,895 failed tests, followed by "Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" and "Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively". By section, brakes appears in 38% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 33.7% of failures, suspension appears in 29.5% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 6.8%; at 14+ years it was 34.9%. The median Toyota Aygo tested in 2025 was 10 years old with 47,148 miles.
Is the Toyota Aygo getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 2.7 points to 19.5% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years. Ageing alone would predict about 5.3 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Aygo trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 14 safety recalls naming the Toyota Aygo: Toyota Aygo recalls.
Other Toyota models
Checking a particular Aygo?
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