Used car guide
2002 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
58% pass first time (all 2002 cars: 58%)
Stands out: number plates 1.9×, exhaust emissions (catalyst) 2.4×, engine warning light 2.9×
2,575 MOTsSee the petrol guide ›
Diesel
50% pass first time (all 2002 cars: 58%)
Nothing stands out above the usual rate
153 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
| Year | MOT tests | Most flagged |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3,447 | Tyres 26% |
| 2017 | 7,415 | Tyres 25% |
| 2016 | 10,796 | Tyres 27% |
| 2015 | 9,692 | Tyres 29% |
| 2014 | 9,205 | Tyres 30% |
| 2013 | 9,539 | Tyres 31% |
| 2012 | 14,578 | Tyres 31% |
| 2011 | 13,347 | Suspension 37% |
| 2010 | 16,800 | Suspension 41% |
| 2009 | 15,743 | Suspension 45% |
| 2008 | 15,804 | Suspension 41% |
| 2007 | 15,621 | Suspension 43% |
| 2006 | 14,179 | Suspension 43% |
| 2005 | 11,012 | Suspension 44% |
| 2004 | 8,252 | Lights and electrics 40% |
| 2003 | 6,058 | Lights and electrics 38% |
| 2001 | 1,985 | Brakes 37% |
| 2000 | 1,397 | Suspension 37% |
| 1999 | 1,258 | Suspension 42% |
| 1998 | 844 | Suspension 36% |
| 1997 | – | Too few tests |