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Toyota Verso 2016: MOT failure rate for its age

17.9% of 21,511 MOT tests of the Toyota Verso first registered in 2016 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 96.9 (95% CI 93.9–100.0; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2016 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Toyota Verso built in 2016 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time17.9%all ages tested2019–202421511
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 93.9–100.0)96.9index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202421511
Rank among this model's 12 build years4of 121 = fails least for its age2019–202421511
Tested in 20243482testsmedian 63,616 miles20243482
line · Toyota Verso built 2016 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2016 14.9% vs model normal 14.1% at age 3 · 2019–2024
Built 2016 against Toyota Verso normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 14.9% vs 14.1%; age 4: 16.6% vs 15.9%; age 5: 17.8% vs 18.3%; age 6: 17.5% vs 18.7%; age 7: 18.9% vs 20.2%; age 8: 21.9% vs 23.8%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2016 Toyota Verso by registration · All Toyota Verso 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 2016 Toyota Verso fail at each age?

Cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8 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 Verso built 2016: 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)
33,83314.913.8–1614.1105.3
43,46316.615.4–17.915.9104.3
53,58917.816.6–19.118.397.3
63,58117.516.3–18.818.793.6
73,56318.917.6–20.220.293.3
83,48221.920.5–23.323.892

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 21,511 (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 2016 Toyota Verso?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2016 is tyres: 7.1 items per 100 first tests, against 7.1 across all build years of the Toyota Verso. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Toyota Verso built 2016 against the Toyota Verso in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2016, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Tyres7.17.11,529
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment6.2181,342
Visibility6.28.21,323
Brakes4.17.9882
Suspension3.48.1738

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 21,511 (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 2016 compare with the years around it?

Among the 12 published build years of the Toyota Verso, 2016 ranks 4 (1 = fails least for its age). 2015: index 93.5. 2017: index 87.4.

Toyota Verso build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
200793.573.3–113.8no different (rough estimate)239
2008105.189.4–120.8no different (rough estimate)459
2009100.397.3–103.2no different12,604
2010109.4106.8–111.9worse20,041
2011100.197.8–102.3no different24,619
2012108.2105.4–111.0worse18,706
201398.996.1–101.6no different20,269
201497.294.2–100.1no different18,437
201593.590.6–96.5better19,679
201696.993.9–100.0no different21,511
201787.483.4–91.4better12,251
201898.490.1–106.7no different (rough estimate)3,405

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 172,220 (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 Verso 2016 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-verso/2016/

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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