Does the Toyota Granvia fail the MOT on noise, emissions and leaks more than it should?
The Toyota Granvia records 4.60 noise, emissions and leaks failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 7.85 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−3.25, 95% interval −3.87 to −2.63). It ranks 618 of 678 models on noise, emissions and leaks (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on noise, emissions and leaks?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Toyota Granvia is “Emissions test unable to be completed”, recorded 82 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Emissions test unable to be completed | 82 | 1.05 |
| Smoke opacity levels exceed default limit | 53 | 0.68 |
| Emissions levels exceed default limits | 51 | 0.65 |
| Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users | 40 | 0.51 |
| An induction or exhaust leak that could affect emissions levels | 32 | 0.41 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 7,820 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Toyota Granvia gets a noise, emissions and leaks advisory, how often does it fail next time?
6.5% of Toyota Granvia MOTs with a noise, emissions and leaks advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 4,902 miles later (584 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 584 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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