What year Toyota Starlet Gl is most reliable?

Based on MOT first-test pass rates, the 1992 Toyota Starlet Gl has the highest pass rate at 100.0%, out of 175 vehicles tested.

What are the most common Toyota Starlet Gl MOT failures?

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

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Toyota Starlet Gl — Reliability by Year

20,519 vehicles · MOT data 1980–1992 · first-test pass rates

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

1992

100.0% pass rate · 175 vehicles

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Lowest pass rate year

1987

57.1% pass rate · 856 vehicles

Year	Pass rate	Avg mileage	Vehicles
1992	100.0%	59,888 mi	175
1991	100.0%	88,635 mi	200
1990	100.0%	175,077 mi	283
1989	70.0%	94,629 mi	365
1988	75.0%	55,646 mi	502
1987	57.1%	81,590 mi	856
1986	—	—	1,457
1985	—	—	1,963
1984	83.3%	117,179 mi	1,783
1983	83.3%	99,414 mi	2,373
1982	—	—	1,675
1981	—	—	2,780
1980	100.0%	56,481 mi	6,107

Which year Toyota Starlet Gl 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 55,646 miles (newest year) to 175,077 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 Starlet Gl.

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