Toyota Celica reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Toyota

Model: Celica

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 70,006 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

69.9%

Share of this model's 70,006 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

CO2 emission

Euro emissions

Tax cost

£370/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

122,620

Solid average mileage for this model.

Life expectancy miles

122,624

Moderate mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

23.3

Older average age in the represented fleet.

Vehicles represented

7,239

7,239 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

70,006

70,006 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Rare

7,239On the road

Insight summary

Toyota Celica is a rare model in this snapshot, with 7,239 represented vehicles and 0.02% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 69.9% from 70,006 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 49. The current pool shows an average of 122,620 miles and an average age of 23.3 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 122,624 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by other, and the most frequent defect themes are exhaust emissions, lighting and parking brake. The practical read is that the Toyota Celica looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
PETROL	7,216
OTHER	21
LPG	2

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	2,179
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	1,267
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	1,256
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	1,198
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	1,197
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	1,195
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	1,150
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	1,138
Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i))	1,096
Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))	929
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	906
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	901
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	798
Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	753
Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	749
Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	746
Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	726
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	693
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	607
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	577
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	569
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	552
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	505
Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	482
Nearside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	459

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 22,628 defects across this top 25 set

Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))

2,179

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

1,267

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

1,256

Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))

1,198

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

1,197

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

1,195

Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

1,150

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

1,138

Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i))

1,096

Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))

929

Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

906

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

901

Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

798

Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

753

Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

749

Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

746

Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

726

Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

693

Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

607

Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))

577

Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))

569

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

552

Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))

505

Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

482

Nearside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

459

Toyota Celica reliability and MOT data