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Toyota Estima reliability
The Toyota Estima fails its MOT less often than most cars over 10 years old: 22.3% of 8,450 tests failed in 2023, against 39.7% on average.
Up to 5 years old
24.6% failed their MOT
From 2,777 MOT tests of Toyota Estimas this age.
Where it does worse than other cars this age
Fails 34× as oftenFront and rear fog lamps6.8% vs 0.2%Fix about £30
Fails 14× as oftenPosition lamps4.3% vs 0.3%Fix about £30
Fails 20× as oftenAnti-roll bars4.1% vs 0.2%
Fails 5× as oftenHeadlamps3.7% vs 0.7%Fix about £30
Advised 27× as oftenAnti-roll bars8% vs 0.3%
Advised 7× as oftenSuspension arms6.9% vs 1%
Advised 66× as oftenHeadlamps6.6% vs 0.1%Fix about £30
Advised 4× as oftenShock absorbers5% vs 1.3%Fix about £200
6 to 10 years old
22.9% failed their MOT
From 4,791 MOT tests of Toyota Estimas this age.
Where it does worse than other cars this age
Fails 11× as oftenFront and rear fog lamps4.5% vs 0.4%Fix about £30
Fails 4× as oftenAnti-roll bars4.1% vs 1%
Fails 3× as oftenPosition lamps3.9% vs 1.5%Fix about £30
Fails 2× as oftenHeadlamps3.6% vs 1.7%Fix about £30
Advised 36% more oftenSuspension arms7.2% vs 5.3%
Advised 4× as oftenAnti-roll bars5.6% vs 1.5%
Advised 18× as oftenAxles5.5% vs 0.3%
Advised 24× as oftenHeadlamps4.8% vs 0.2%Fix about £30
Over 10 years old
22.3% failed their MOT
From 8,450 MOT tests of Toyota Estimas this age.
Where it does worse than other cars this age
Fails 6× as oftenFront and rear fog lamps5.8% vs 1%Fix about £30
Advised 65% more oftenHeadlamps6.1% vs 3.7%Fix about £30
Advised 7× as oftenAxles4.7% vs 0.7%
Checking a Toyota Estima before you buy
Look at the parts above at the viewing, and read the car’s own MOT history: advisories for the same parts suggest the problem is already starting. Sweep’s free check shows every MOT, advisory and mileage reading for a registration.
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT tests 2023 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Failure rates compare this model with all cars in the same age band. Fix prices are typical independent-garage estimates.