Does the Toyota Starlet fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Toyota Starlet records 8.55 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 6.78 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+1.77, 95% interval +1.43 to +2.11). It ranks 135 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Toyota Starlet is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 1,270 times in 2019–2024.

Toyota Starlet: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	1,270	4.56
A tyre seriously damaged	566	2.03
A tyre cords visible or damaged	278	1.00
Tyre obviously under inflated	75	0.27
Tyres on the same axle or on twin wheels are different sizes	55	0.20

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

If a Toyota Starlet gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

9.9% of Toyota Starlet MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 2,982 miles later (4,807 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,807 (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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