What year Toyota Corolla is most reliable?

Based on MOT first-test pass rates, the 2022 Toyota Corolla has the highest pass rate at 95.3%, out of 535 vehicles tested.

What are the most common Toyota Corolla MOT failures?

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

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Toyota Corolla — Reliability by Year

347,773 vehicles · MOT data 1980–2022 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Toyota Corolla 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

2022

95.3% pass rate · 535 vehicles

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Lowest pass rate year

1988

64.2% pass rate · 2,796 vehicles

Year	Pass rate	Avg mileage	Vehicles
2022	95.3%	37,769 mi	535
2021	94.6%	38,277 mi	665
2020	93.5%	43,247 mi	1,651
2019	91.6%	38,539 mi	14,363
2010	78.6%	73,781 mi	149
2009	77.8%	75,994 mi	2,024
2008	77.7%	82,947 mi	5,925
2007	78.1%	79,693 mi	9,524
2006	79.0%	71,807 mi	26,817
2005	78.6%	72,495 mi	30,896
2004	78.0%	72,360 mi	25,786
2003	78.2%	71,156 mi	24,692
2002	77.9%	73,539 mi	23,443
2001	78.8%	69,484 mi	16,732
2000	77.6%	73,434 mi	16,253
1999	74.7%	79,133 mi	18,676
1998	74.1%	84,489 mi	20,435
1997	73.5%	85,545 mi	12,895
1996	72.5%	88,407 mi	9,693
1995	71.2%	93,390 mi	9,558
1994	70.5%	103,441 mi	11,699
1993	69.7%	105,387 mi	13,718
1992	68.2%	100,139 mi	9,576
1991	65.6%	92,954 mi	6,656
1990	65.6%	98,310 mi	5,967
1989	65.3%	101,235 mi	4,088
1988	64.2%	101,029 mi	2,796
1987	67.0%	101,533 mi	1,760
1986	69.3%	91,027 mi	1,111
1985	69.3%	96,309 mi	878
1984	74.7%	97,310 mi	457
1983	76.0%	92,967 mi	3,015
1982	77.8%	57,735 mi	3,749
1981	80.1%	51,317 mi	5,673
1980	83.5%	57,084 mi	5,918

Which year Toyota Corolla 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 37,769 miles (newest year) to 105,387 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 Corolla.

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