Does the Toyota Verso fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?
The Toyota Verso records 1.61 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 3.65 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−2.04, 95% interval −2.13 to −1.95). It ranks 452 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Toyota Verso is “A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated”, recorded 1,054 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated | 1,054 | 0.61 |
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 495 | 0.29 |
| Bumper insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted | 261 | 0.15 |
| Exhaust system leaking or insecure | 209 | 0.12 |
| A body panel or body component damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure | 192 | 0.11 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 173,293 (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 Verso gets a body, chassis and structure advisory, how often does it fail next time?
4.0% of Toyota Verso MOTs with a body, chassis and structure advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 8,172 miles later (2,445 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,445 (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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