What year Toyota Carina E Gs is most reliable?

Based on MOT first-test pass rates, the 1995 Toyota Carina E Gs has the highest pass rate at 92.5%, out of 2,743 vehicles tested.

What are the most common Toyota Carina E Gs MOT failures?

The most common Toyota Carina E Gs MOT failures vary by year. Check the individual year pages for detailed defect breakdowns — links in the table above.

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Toyota Carina E Gs — Reliability by Year

6,107 vehicles · MOT data 1995–1997 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Toyota Carina E Gs was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

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Best pass rate year

1995

92.5% pass rate · 2,743 vehicles

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Lowest pass rate year

1997

81.9% pass rate · 1,399 vehicles

Year	Pass rate	Avg mileage	Vehicles
1997	81.9%	139,803 mi	1,399
1996	88.1%	134,135 mi	1,965
1995	92.5%	149,624 mi	2,743

Which year Toyota Carina E Gs is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 134,135 miles (newest year) to 149,624 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Toyota Carina E Gs.

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