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Toyota Verso
MOT 2023
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Verso

34,085 MOT tests analysed. lands in the middle of the pack — here's where Versos pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's in line with the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models.

Pass

76.2%

Pass-after-fix

7.4%

Fail

16.0%

Avg miles

87,216

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

The picture

Verso: middle-of-the-pack on first-time pass

Across 34,085 MOT tests, the Verso returns 76.2% first-time pass — roughly in line with the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a number-plate lamp out. A lamp out and brake pads worn below 1.5 mm round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 87,216, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    1,610 occurrences · 4.7% of tests

  2. 02

    A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    1,151 occurrences · 3.4% of tests

  3. 03

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    752 occurrences · 2.2% of tests

  4. 04

    Wiper blade defective

    704 occurrences · 2.1% of tests

  5. 05

    A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated

    691 occurrences · 2.0% of tests

  6. 06

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    673 occurrences · 2.0% of tests

  7. 07

    Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view

    660 occurrences · 1.9% of tests

  8. 08

    A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated

    645 occurrences · 1.9% of tests

  9. 09

    Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

    628 occurrences · 1.8% of tests

  10. 10

    Audible warning inoperative

    625 occurrences · 1.8% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 4 failures

£188–£480

If every one of this Verso's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

H7 / W21W bulb pack

A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

Brake pad measurement gauge

Testers fail pads under 1.5mm. A wear gauge tells you if you've got two months left or two weeks.

Search Amazon UK

Item 03 · Amazon UK

Bosch Aerotwin wiper blades

Cheap wipers fail the test on smear streaks. Bosch Aerotwins last a winter and clear a screen properly.

Search Amazon UK

Buying or keeping a Verso?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Verso and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.