Is the Toyota Starlet reliable?

The Toyota Starlet has an average MOT pass rate of 79% across 14 years, based on 9,716 tests in 2024. That's 3 points below the national average of 82%. The most reliable year is 1993 with a 89% pass rate.

Which year Toyota Starlet is best?

The 1993 Toyota Starlet has the highest MOT pass rate at 89%, while the 2001 model has the lowest at 60%. There's a 29 percentage point spread between the best and worst years.

Toyota Starlet Running Costs, MOT Pass Rates & Reliability

Toyota Starlet

Reliability, running costs, and MOT data across 14 years from 9,716 real MOT tests.

Avg Pass Rate

79%

Total Tests

9,716

Best Year

1993 (89%)

Years Covered

How reliable is the Toyota Starlet?

vs national average-3% (82% avg)

vs Toyota brand average-5% (84% avg)

Best to worst year spread29 percentage points

Reliability trendStable over years

Toyota Starlet by Year

Year	Pass Rate	Tests	Avg Mileage
2017	86%	37	60,314 mi
2008	85%	60	126,718 mi
2007	84%	62	124,435 mi
2006	83%	60	128,073 mi
2005	80%	46	118,635 mi
2001	60%	35	116,855 mi
1999	76%	1,702	89,976 mi
1998	75%	3,819	93,420 mi
1997	76%	2,547	91,040 mi
1996	77%	1,119	92,042 mi
1995	79%	80	89,571 mi
1994	82%	83	102,032 mi
1993	89%	36	85,812 mi
1991	73%	30	94,320 mi

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About the Toyota Starlet

The Toyota Starlet has been tested 9,716 times in 2024 MOT data across 14 model years (1991 to 2017), with an average pass rate of 79%. That's close to the national average of 82%. Available as petrol and hybrid.

Best and Worst Years

The 1993 model is the most reliable with a 89% pass rate from 36 tests. The 2001 model has the lowest at 60%. With a 29 point spread, choosing the right year makes a big difference to reliability.

Reliability Trend

The TOYOTA STARLET has maintained consistent MOT pass rates across model years, varying by only 2 percentage points.

Mileage Across Years

The oldest model in our data (1991) averages 94,320 miles, while the newest (2017) averages 60,314 miles.

Compared to the Toyota brand average of 84%, the Starlet is 5 points lower, placing it among the less reliable Toyota models.

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