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Toyota Celica 2006: MOT failure rate for its age

37.6% of 6,539 MOT tests of the Toyota Celica first registered in 2006 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 90.7 (95% CI 87.1–94.3; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2006 Toyota Celica fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Toyota Celica built in 2006 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time37.6%all ages tested2019–20246539
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 87.1–94.3)90.7index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–20246539
Rank among this model's 10 build years2of 101 = fails least for its age2019–20246539
Tested in 2024943testsmedian 103,110 miles2024943
line · Toyota Celica built 2006 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2006 39.1% vs model normal 42.6% at age 13 · 2019–2024
Built 2006 against Toyota Celica normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 13: 39.1% vs 42.6%; age 14: 37% vs 41%; age 15: 36.7% vs 42.3%; age 16: 37.5% vs 40.9%; age 17: 37.4% vs 40.8%; age 18: 38% vs 41.2%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2006 Toyota Celica by registration · All Toyota Celica MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2006 Toyota Celica fail at each age?

Cars built in 2006 were tested at ages 13 to 18 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Toyota Celica built 2006: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
131,20139.136.4–41.942.692
141,0643734.2–404190.2
151,16036.734–39.542.386.9
161,10637.534.7–40.440.991.7
171,06537.434.5–40.340.891.6
189433834.9–41.141.292.2

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,539 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2006 Toyota Celica?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2006 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 37.6 items per 100 first tests, against 38.7 across all build years of the Toyota Celica. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2006 were tested at ages 13 to 18.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Toyota Celica built 2006 against the Toyota Celica in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2006, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment37.638.72,461
Brakes27.526.91,799
Suspension12.720.9831
Noise, emissions and leaks11.815.7772
Body, chassis, structure8.812.5576

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,539 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2006 compare with the years around it?

Among the 10 published build years of the Toyota Celica, 2006 ranks 2 (1 = fails least for its age). 2005: index 97.3. 2007: index 84.0.

Toyota Celica build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
199897.989.2–106.6no different (rough estimate)1,165
199998.490.8–105.9no different (rough estimate)1,570
2000106.4100.9–111.9worse (rough estimate)3,176
200197.794.1–101.2no different7,074
200298.094.9–101.1no different9,232
2003102.399.5–105.1no different11,548
2004101.098.3–103.8no different12,183
200597.394.3–100.3no different9,987
200690.787.1–94.3better6,539
200784.070.3–97.7better (rough estimate)420

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 62,894 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Toyota Celica 2006 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/toyota-celica/2006/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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