25,384 tests in 2025
Toyota Verso reliability and MOT pass rate
78.3% passed first time. The 21.7% fail rate is 0.9 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 12 years old with 89,831 miles.
Pass rate
78.3%
22.6% of all cars failed; 21.7% of these did.
Fixed on the day
8.7%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
89,831 mi
12 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 0 | — |
| 6-9 years | 6,122 | 15.6% |
| 10-13 years | 11,310 | 21.8% |
| 14+ years | 7,952 | 26.3% |
What the Verso 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.
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment6 dangerous45.3%
- Suspension44 dangerous35.2%
- Brakes900 dangerous27.9%
- Tyres1,275 dangerous25.6%
- Visibility5 dangerous15.3%
- Body, chassis, structure32 dangerous6.4%
- Noise, emissions and leaks7 dangerous6.3%
- Steering16 dangerous5.9%
Is the Verso getting worse?
The fail rate rose 4.3 points to 21.7% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 7.4 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 29,440 | 9 | 17.4% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 28,768 | 10 | 18.8% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 24,607 | 11 | 20.3% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 25,379 | 12 | 21.7% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Verso 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 Verso in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Position lamp: not working1,013 tests
- 2Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt680 tests
- 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick561 tests
- 4Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively486 tests
- 5Horn: not working456 tests
- 6Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm453 tests
- 7Ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt395 tests
- 8Coil spring: fractured or broken322 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Verso collects 2.98 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.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm4,152 tests
- 2Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened3,469 tests
- 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick2,771 tests
- 4Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure2,709 tests
- 5Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded2,371 tests
- 6Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn2,062 tests
- 7Coil spring: corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened1,782 tests
- 8Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn1,222 tests
Questions
What is the Toyota Verso MOT pass rate?
78.3% of the 25,384 Toyota Verso first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 21.7% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 8.7% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Toyota Verso usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Position lamp: not working", recorded on 1,013 failed tests, followed by "Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" and "Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick". By section, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 45.3% of failures, suspension appears in 35.2% of failures, brakes appears in 27.9% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was n/a%; at 14+ years it was 26.3%. The median Toyota Verso tested in 2025 was 12 years old with 89,831 miles.
Is the Toyota Verso getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 4.3 points to 21.7% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 7.4 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 Verso 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 13 safety recalls naming the Toyota Verso: Toyota Verso recalls.
Other Toyota models
Checking a particular Verso?
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