2006 Toyota Corolla: 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 59.1% to 61.0% (±1.0 points).

• 2006 Toyota Corolla60.0%
• All vehicles first used in 200657.0%

That is 3.0 points above the average for all vehicles first used in 2006 (57.0%). These cars were about 19 years old at the test.

Failure areas compared with all 2006 vehicles

Compared with all vehicles first used in 2006, failures are more common in lights and electrics (1.1×) and brakes (1.1×), and less common in suspension (0.5×), body, chassis, structure (0.6×), tyres (0.7×), noise, emissions, leaks (0.6×) and steering (0.4×). 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 2006.

1. Lights and electrics25.1 in 100 tests1.1× compared with 22.0 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2006
2. Brakes13.3 in 100 tests1.1× compared with 12.4 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2006
3. Suspension8.1 in 100 tests0.5× compared with 17.6 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2006
4. Windscreen, wipers, mirrors7.2 in 100 tests1.0× compared with 7.1 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2006
5. Body, chassis, structure5.1 in 100 tests0.6× compared with 8.8 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2006
6. Tyres5.1 in 100 tests0.7× compared with 7.1 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2006
7. Noise, emissions, leaks3.7 in 100 tests0.6× compared with 6.7 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2006
8. Seat belts and airbags1.7 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2006
9. Steering1.2 in 100 tests0.4× compared with 3.3 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2006
10. Number plates and VIN0.7 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2006
11. Wheels0.5 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2006

All vehicles first used in 2006: the 133 models in our data, 620,189 tests (89.5% of all 693,219 tests on vehicles first used in 2006). 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 2006 Toyota Corolla

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

Other Toyota Corolla years

• 2019 Toyota Corolla88.5%
• 2020 Toyota Corolla89.6%
• 2021 Toyota Corolla89.6%
• 2022 Toyota Corolla90.3%

Other cars first used in 2006

• 2006 Ford Fiesta52.5%
• 2006 Vauxhall Corsa49.7%
• 2006 Ford Focus58.0%
• 2006 Volkswagen Golf56.2%
• 2006 MINI Hatch56.4%