Does the Toyota Vitz fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?
The Toyota Vitz records 1.95 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 6.34 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−4.39, 95% interval −5.16 to −3.62). It ranks 530 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Toyota Vitz by registration
What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Toyota Vitz is “A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated”, recorded 43 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated | 43 | 1.04 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,153 (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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