Does the Toyota Starlet fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The Toyota Starlet records 22.91 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 33.08 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−10.17, 95% interval −10.85 to −9.50). It ranks 610 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on lamps, reflectors and electrics · check a Toyota Starlet by registration

What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Toyota Starlet is “The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements”, recorded 1,192 times in 2019–2024.

Toyota Starlet: most frequent lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements	1,192	4.28
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources	916	3.29
Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	659	2.37
A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	581	2.09
Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective	390	1.40

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 27,861 (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

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