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Toyota Vitz Reliability

The Toyota Vitz (current generation) scores 95/100 on our composite reliability index — excellent territory — drawn from DVSA data.

Composite Score
95
/ 100
Excellent
Sources: DVSA · latest 2024
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Reliability by Source

Each independent organization measures reliability differently. TÜV reports inspection defect rates by age band. ADAC reports pan-European breakdowns per 1,000 vehicles. NHTSA aggregates US consumer complaints. DVSA MOT data is the UK fleet's annual safety inspection — every car 3+ years old. Lower variance across sources = higher confidence in the composite.

DVSA MOT (UK Inspections)
Model years 2004–2021 · 2024 report · n=4807
4,807 UK MOT tests · overall 8.2% fail rate vs UK fleet baseline
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98
/ 100
DVSA MOT (UK Inspections)
Model years 2009–2020 · 2023 report · n=993
993 UK MOT tests · overall 11.3% fail rate vs UK fleet baseline
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92
/ 100

UK MOT Reliability Detail

Based on 4,807 MOT tests in the UK during the 2024 reporting period. Score for each age band reflects this model's fail rate vs the UK-fleet baseline fail rate at the same age — a generation-aware metric.

Age 35 yrs
64
12.7% fail vs 10.9% fleet
197 tests
Age 69 yrs
100
4.0% fail vs 19.2% fleet
722 tests
Age 1014 yrs
100
8.1% fail vs 32.1% fleet
3,555 tests
Age 1520 yrs
94
15.3% fail vs 38.8% fleet
333 tests

Most Common MOT Failure Categories

#1
Linkage ball joint dust cover
537
31.2%
#2
Ball joint dust cover
377
21.9%
#3
Rear fog lamp
361
21.0%
#4
Headlamp
226
13.1%
#5
Wipers
218
12.7%

Categories ranked across all MOT tests of this model in the UK during the 2024 period. "Condition" covers cosmetic / wear issues; suspension and braking dominate the rest.

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