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Toyota Carina Gl Auto — Reliability by Year

3,487 vehicles · MOT data 1981–1991 · first-test pass rates

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

Best pass rate year
1991
100.0% pass rate · 682 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
1988
100.0% pass rate · 660 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
1991
100.0%
128,117 mi 682
1990
745
1989
100.0%
114,230 mi 745
1988
100.0%
165,486 mi 660
1983
279
1982
116
1981
260

Which year Toyota Carina Gl Auto is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests.

Tests range from an average of 114,230 miles (newest year) to 165,486 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 Gl Auto.

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