Toyota Yaris vs Vauxhall Corsa

On MOT-testable defects the Toyota Yaris comes out ahead: 17.2% of its tests record a failure against 22.4% for the Vauxhall Corsa, a 5.2-point gap. The biggest single difference is suspension, where the Corsa records failures noticeably more often.

17.2%
Yaris fail rate
22.4%
Corsa fail rate
5.19pp
Difference

Side by side

MOT figures compared
MetricToyota YarisVauxhall Corsa
MOT tests analysed2,673,9005,864,073
Pass rate82.8%77.6%
Fail rate17.2%22.4%
Fail rate compared (lower is better) Toyota Yaris 17.2% Vauxhall Corsa 22.4%
Overall MOT fail rate across comparable model years.

Where they differ

Failure-area share, by category
CategoryYarisCorsa
Suspension7.4%10.3%
Tyres4.1%5.1%
Brakes4.7%5.6%
Visibility5.2%5.7%
Lighting & signalling11.6%11.5%

Methodology & source. Dataset: DVSA MOT testing data (2021,2022,2023,2024,2025). Data last updated 2026-07-27. Figures reflect MOT-testable defects only — read the methodology for how these are calculated and what they don't measure.

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