MOT fail rates

Toyota Land Cruiser MOT fail rate by age

How often the Toyota Land Cruiser fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 78,269 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated 22 September 2026

At 19 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 19 (n=6,554)36.1%

All cars at 19 years (n=2,479,858)43.2%

Median mileage at test147,864

All cars, median mileage104,356

47 of 226 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 19 years.

What stands out

At 3 years the Toyota Land Cruiser fails 10.1% of MOTs (2,499 tests), 2.0 points below the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 25 years it fails 35.1% (3,554 tests), 1.2 points below the 36.3% average.
The gap is widest at 13 years: 15.9 points below all cars.
Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 19 years: Driveshaft CV boot split, at 6.1 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Toyota Land Cruiser: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
Age	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars	Difference	Median mileage
3 years	10.1%	2,499	12.1%	−2.0 pts	27,126 miles
4 years	12.8%	2,165	13.4%	−0.5 pts	35,319 miles
5 years	14.0%	2,113	15.3%	−1.3 pts	43,533 miles
6 years	12.8%	2,272	17.8%	−5.0 pts	52,489 miles
7 years	13.9%	2,369	20.6%	−6.8 pts	60,505 miles
8 years	15.4%	2,458	23.8%	−8.4 pts	69,620 miles
9 years	14.3%	2,428	27.1%	−12.9 pts	77,298 miles
10 years	16.0%	2,253	30.3%	−14.3 pts	84,105 miles
11 years	19.9%	2,043	33.3%	−13.4 pts	92,902 miles
12 years	20.3%	1,982	36.0%	−15.7 pts	101,367 miles
13 years	22.4%	1,932	38.3%	−15.9 pts	109,085 miles
14 years	27.5%	2,229	40.3%	−12.8 pts	119,781 miles
15 years	31.2%	2,872	41.6%	−10.4 pts	128,620 miles
16 years	33.8%	3,529	42.6%	−8.8 pts	135,122 miles
17 years	34.5%	4,989	43.1%	−8.6 pts	139,643 miles
18 years	36.1%	6,237	43.3%	−7.2 pts	144,609 miles
19 years	36.1%	6,554	43.2%	−7.1 pts	147,864 miles
20 years	35.5%	6,188	42.8%	−7.3 pts	153,333 miles
21 years	34.9%	5,343	42.1%	−7.1 pts	158,720 miles
22 years	35.7%	4,397	41.0%	−5.3 pts	162,115 miles
23 years	35.3%	4,074	39.6%	−4.3 pts	165,912 miles
24 years	35.1%	3,789	37.8%	−2.7 pts	168,840 miles
25 years	35.1%	3,554	36.3%	−1.2 pts	170,732 miles

Most common fail items at 19 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail item	Per 100 MOTs
Driveshaft CV boot split Major	6.1
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Major	4.8
Anti-roll bar link worn Major	4.3
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded Major	4.1
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Major	3.4
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases Major	3.2
Chassis condition: or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting Major	3.2
Seat belt prescribed areas: prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced Major	3.2

Out of 6,554 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail item	Per 100 MOTs
Side/position light not working Major	6.7
Wipers not clearing screen Major	3.4

Out of 6,554 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 19 years

Model	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
Toyota Yaris	45.6%	63,615	43.2%
Toyota Corolla	40.5%	38,839	43.2%
Toyota RAV4	38.0%	23,734	43.2%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated 28 September 2026.

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First used	Age at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
2001	23 years in 2024	37.2%	1,050	39.6%
2002	23 years in 2025	33.2%	1,000	39.6%
2003	22 years in 2025	35.5%	1,240	41.0%
2004	21 years in 2025	33.6%	1,583	42.1%
2005	20 years in 2025	33.7%	1,536	42.8%
2006	19 years in 2025	37.3%	1,127	43.2%
2007	17 years in 2024	33.4%	1,026	43.1%

More on the Toyota Land Cruiser

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 22 September 2026.

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