ToyotaStarlet MOT results

In 2025, 66.5% of Toyota Starlet MOT tests were passed first time, about the same as the 65.6% for cars of the same age. 6.1% had at least one dangerous defect (7.1% for cars the same age). The typical Toyota Starlet tested was 27 years old with 90,200 miles. Based on 2,862 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Toyota Starlet cars are on the road

First-time pass: 66.5%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 65.6%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 5.3%passed after repair
Failed: 28.2%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 6.1%same age 7.1%
Typical mileage: 90,200at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Toyota StarletAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
1999	466	66.1%	64.2%
1998	1,024	64.6%	65.1%
1997	690	64.1%	66.4%
1996	330	66.1%	66.9%
1995	38	68.4%	67.6%
1994	44	72.7%	68.6%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Toyota StarletAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	3	100.0%	87.4%	148,900
5-9 years	31	80.6%	79.1%	84,300
10-14 years	21	71.4%	65.7%	100,200
15-19 years	100	77.0%	57.6%	117,900
20-29 years	2,573	65.1%	59.6%	88,200
30-39 years	117	78.6%	71.3%	101,300
40+ years	17	88.2%	82.0%	44,800

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Toyota Starlet is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
PO Portsmouth	South East	113	3.9%	2.8×	57.5%
NR Norwich	East of England	91	3.2%	2.3×	67.0%
BN Brighton	South East	87	3.0%	2.5×	74.7%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	81	2.8%	1.6×	74.1%
BS Bristol	South West	78	2.7%	1.6×	59.0%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	73	2.6%	1.1×	69.9%
TN Tonbridge	South East	65	2.3%	1.7×	69.2%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	63	2.2%	0.7×	81.0%
IP Ipswich	East of England	57	2.0%	1.7×	68.4%
GU Guildford	South East	54	1.9%	1.4×	66.7%
M Manchester	North West	52	1.8%	1.2×	73.1%
SO Southampton	South East	51	1.8%	1.5×	62.7%
EX Exeter	South West	47	1.6%	1.5×	53.2%
TQ Torquay	South West	47	1.6%	3.2×	48.9%
RH Redhill	South East	46	1.6%	1.6×	63.0%
BA Bath	South West	45	1.6%	1.9×	64.4%
BH Bournemouth	South West	45	1.6%	1.5×	55.6%
RG Reading	South East	45	1.6%	1.0×	71.1%
ME Rochester	South East	43	1.5%	1.4×	76.7%
PL Plymouth	South West	43	1.5%	1.5×	32.6%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	42	1.5%	0.8×	73.8%
PE Peterborough	East of England	42	1.5%	0.8×	66.7%
GL Gloucester	South West	41	1.4%	1.2×	58.5%
CF Cardiff	Wales	39	1.4%	0.8×	59.0%
SA Swansea	Wales	39	1.4%	1.1×	69.2%
CO Colchester	East of England	38	1.3%	1.7×	57.9%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	38	1.3%	1.0×	63.2%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	37	1.3%	1.5×	70.3%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	37	1.3%	1.5×	81.1%
TA Taunton	South West	36	1.3%	1.9×	52.8%
DE Derby	East Midlands	35	1.2%	0.9×	65.7%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	34	1.2%	0.8×	64.7%
OX Oxford	South East	34	1.2%	1.1×	67.6%
PR Preston	North West	34	1.2%	1.3×	64.7%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	31	1.1%	1.0×	58.1%
SK Stockport	North West	31	1.1%	1.1×	67.7%
BB Blackburn	North West	30	1.0%	1.2×	63.3%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	27	0.9%	1.6×	–
BL Bolton	North West	26	0.9%	1.2×	–
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	26	0.9%	0.9×	–
SN Swindon	South West	26	0.9%	1.0×	–
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	26	0.9%	0.8×	–
TR Truro	South West	26	0.9%	1.5×	–
CB Cambridge	East of England	25	0.9%	1.2×	–
CT Canterbury	South East	25	0.9%	1.1×	–
NP Newport	Wales	25	0.9%	1.0×	–
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	25	0.9%	1.0×	–
LL Llandudno	Wales	24	0.8%	0.9×	–
NN Northampton	East Midlands	24	0.8%	0.6×	–
CA Carlisle	North West	23	0.8%	1.4×	–
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	23	0.8%	1.2×	–
CM Chelmsford	East of England	22	0.8%	0.6×	–
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	22	0.8%	0.7×	–
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	21	0.7%	1.8×	–
DA Dartford	South East	20	0.7%	1.0×	–
FY Blackpool	North West	20	0.7%	1.7×	–
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	20	0.7%	0.9×	–
OL Oldham	North West	20	0.7%	1.0×	–
CH Chester	North West	19	0.7%	0.6×	–
DT Dorchester	South West	19	0.7%	1.7×	–
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	19	0.7%	0.4×	–
SP Salisbury	South West	18	0.6%	1.3×	–
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	18	0.6%	0.7×	–
DY Dudley	West Midlands	17	0.6%	0.9×	–
HR Hereford	West Midlands	16	0.6%	1.5×	–
SG Stevenage	East of England	16	0.6%	0.8×	–
L Liverpool	North West	15	0.5%	0.5×	–
WD Watford	East of England	15	0.5%	1.3×	–
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	14	0.5%	0.7×	–
SL Slough	South East	14	0.5%	0.7×	–
TW Twickenham	London	14	0.5%	0.7×	–
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	13	0.5%	0.4×	–
G Glasgow	Scotland	13	0.5%	0.3×	–
TS Teesside	North East	13	0.5%	0.5×	–
WA Warrington	North West	13	0.5%	0.4×	–
WN Wigan	North West	13	0.5%	1.0×	–
WS Walsall	West Midlands	13	0.5%	0.6×	–
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	11	0.4%	0.7×	–
CW Crewe	North West	10	0.3%	0.6×	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	10	0.3%	0.8×	–
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	10	0.3%	0.5×	–
CR Croydon	London	9	0.3%	0.5×	–
EN Enfield	London	9	0.3%	0.5×	–
LA Lancaster	North West	9	0.3%	0.6×	–
LU Luton	East of England	9	0.3%	0.5×	–
BR Bromley	London	8	0.3%	0.8×	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	8	0.3%	1.0×	–
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	8	0.3%	0.5×	–
RM Romford	London	8	0.3%	0.3×	–
TF Telford	West Midlands	8	0.3%	0.7×	–
AL St Albans	East of England	7	0.2%	0.6×	–
DH Durham	North East	7	0.2%	0.5×	–
ML Motherwell	Scotland	7	0.2%	0.5×	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	7	0.2%	0.5×	–
PH Perth	Scotland	7	0.2%	0.8×	–
IG Ilford	London	6	0.2%	0.5×	–
SM Sutton	London	6	0.2%	0.9×	–
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	5	0.2%	0.2×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	5	0.2%	0.7×	–
DL Darlington	North East	5	0.2%	0.3×	–
HA Harrow	London	5	0.2%	0.3×	–
IV Inverness	Scotland	5	0.2%	0.4×	–
SE London SE	London	5	0.2%	0.2×	–
UB Southall	London	5	0.2%	0.3×	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
E London E	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	fewer than 5	–	–	–
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	fewer than 5	–	–	–
N London N	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
NW London NW	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SR Sunderland	North East	fewer than 5	–	–	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
W London W	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	95	3.3%	0.4×	70.5%
North East	45	1.6%	0.4×	84.4%
North West	315	11.0%	1.0×	69.2%
Yorkshire and the Humber	260	9.1%	1.0×	66.5%
Wales	129	4.5%	0.9×	62.0%
West Midlands	237	8.3%	0.8×	67.9%
East Midlands	193	6.7%	1.0×	71.5%
East of England	359	12.5%	1.2×	67.4%
London	104	3.6%	0.4×	79.8%
South East	654	22.9%	1.5×	67.1%
South West	471	16.5%	1.6×	56.1%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Toyota StarletCars the same age

Lights and electrics13.0%15.7%
Suspension10.8%11.8%
Body and structure9.8%9.0%
Brakes9.4%10.9%
Emissions and leaks7.7%6.8%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)5.6%6.3%
Tyres5.3%3.6%
Seat belts and airbags1.3%2.9%
Steering0.8%3.6%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Toyota Starlet tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body and structure	5.8%	2.0%	2.9×	0.0%
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak Suspension	4.4%	0.8%	5.5×	0.0%
Service brake imbalance: across an axle Brakes	3.9%	1.8%	2.2×	0.0%
Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Emissions and leaks	3.6%	2.1%	1.7×	0.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	3.3%	3.2%	1.0×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	3.1%	2.8%	1.1×	0.0%
Stop lamp: not working Lights and electrics	2.8%	2.3%	1.2×	0.0%
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension	2.5%	3.9%	0.6×	0.0%
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases Body and structure	2.4%	1.9%	1.3×	0.0%
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements Brakes	2.4%	2.2%	1.1×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	15.3%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	13.9%
Wheel bearings: has slight play	12.4%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	12.0%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil	11.3%
Coil spring: corroded	9.3%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread	8.9%
Exhaust system: has a minor leak of exhaust gases	8.6%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	7.8%
Suspension arm: corroded but not seriously weakened	6.0%

MOT results for every model