Used car guide

2018 Toyota Estima: 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 74% pass first time (all 2018 cars: 83%) Stands out: headlights 10.3×, steering swivel joints null×, number plate lights 5× 1,266 MOTsSee the petrol guide › Hybrid 82% pass first time (all 2018 cars: 83%) Stands out: rear fog light 32.5×, link ball joint covers 21.5×, headlights 5.2× 795 MOTsSee the hybrid guide ›

Diesel 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 Estima compared

YearMOT testsMost flagged
2026–Too new for MOT data
2022128Suspension 18%
20211,208Suspension 31%
20201,732Suspension 32%
20192,212Suspension 28%
20172,764Suspension 21%
20163,070Suspension 27%
20152,517Suspension 27%
20143,447Suspension 25%
20134,324Suspension 25%
20124,793Suspension 24%
20113,611Suspension 28%
20104,843Suspension 28%
20094,533Suspension 27%
20083,700Suspension 33%
20072,659Suspension 35%
20062,470Suspension 34%
2005515Suspension 43%
2004530Suspension 46%
2003341Suspension 53%
2002230Suspension 57%