2009 Toyota Auris: MOT pass rate and common faults

Share of initial MOT tests passed with no repairs. Repairs made at the test centre count as a fail. 95% range 61.0% to 62.9% (±1.0 points).

• 2009 Toyota Auris61.9%
• All vehicles first used in 200958.3%

That is 3.6 points above the average for all vehicles first used in 2009 (58.3%). These cars were about 16 years old at the test.

Failure areas compared with all 2009 vehicles

Compared with all vehicles first used in 2009, failures are more common in lights and electrics (1.1×), and less common in suspension (0.6×), windscreen, wipers, mirrors (0.9×), tyres (0.7×), noise, emissions, leaks (0.7×), body, chassis, structure (0.5×) and steering (0.6×). Other differences are within the margin of error.

Failed tests with a fault in each area, per 100 tests. The right-hand column shows how many times as often as all vehicles first used in 2009.

1. Lights and electrics21.5 in 100 tests1.1× compared with 19.9 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2009
2. Suspension11.2 in 100 tests0.6× compared with 17.5 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2009
3. Brakes10.6 in 100 tests1.1× compared with 10.1 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2009
4. Windscreen, wipers, mirrors6.0 in 100 tests0.9× compared with 6.5 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2009
5. Tyres4.9 in 100 tests0.7× compared with 7.5 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2009
6. Noise, emissions, leaks4.3 in 100 tests0.7× compared with 5.8 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2009
7. Body, chassis, structure3.4 in 100 tests0.5× compared with 6.5 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2009
8. Steering1.8 in 100 tests0.6× compared with 3.2 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2009
9. Seat belts and airbags1.2 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2009
10. Wheels0.7 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2009
11. Number plates and VIN0.6 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2009

All vehicles first used in 2009: the 159 models in our data, 1,144,241 tests (94.3% of all 1,213,829 tests on vehicles first used in 2009). Areas with fewer than 50 failures in a model aren't published, so an area is only compared when that leaves the all-vehicles figure at most 10% short; otherwise it shows –.

Median odometer reading at the 2025 MOT test, in miles. Half had more and half had less.

What MOT data can't tell you about any 2009 Toyota Auris

Outstanding finance, write-offs, theft and plate changes aren't in MOT records. For a particular car, you need a history check.

Other Toyota Auris years

• 2008 Toyota Auris58.9%
• 2013 Toyota Auris75.3%
• 2014 Toyota Auris76.4%
• 2015 Toyota Auris77.4%
• 2016 Toyota Auris78.8%
• 2017 Toyota Auris79.9%
• 2018 Toyota Auris80.7%

Other cars first used in 2009

• 2009 Ford Fiesta53.8%
• 2009 Vauxhall Corsa54.6%
• 2009 Ford Focus55.7%
• 2009 Volkswagen Golf62.0%
• 2009 MINI Hatch61.1%