Used car guide

2001 Toyota Avensis: petrol or diesel?

Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions go wrong in different ways, so each has its own figures from the MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Pick the one you’re looking at: the fuel is on the logbook and in the car’s MOT history.

Petrol 60% pass first time (all 2001 cars: 60%) Stands out: number plates 1.8×, brake pads 1.9×, exhaust emissions (catalyst) 2.4× 1,863 MOTsSee the petrol guide › Diesel 56% pass first time (all 2001 cars: 60%) Nothing stands out above the usual rate 122 MOTsSee the diesel guide ›

Hybrid versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.

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Other years

Every year of the Toyota Avensis compared

YearMOT testsMost flagged
20183,447Tyres 26%
20177,415Tyres 25%
201610,796Tyres 27%
20159,692Tyres 29%
20149,205Tyres 30%
20139,539Tyres 31%
201214,578Tyres 31%
201113,347Suspension 37%
201016,800Suspension 41%
200915,743Suspension 45%
200815,804Suspension 41%
200715,621Suspension 43%
200614,179Suspension 43%
200511,012Suspension 44%
20048,252Lights and electrics 40%
20036,058Lights and electrics 38%
20022,728Brakes 36%
20001,397Suspension 37%
19991,258Suspension 42%
1998844Suspension 36%
1997–Too few tests