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Toyota RAV4 MOT fail rate by age

How often the Toyota RAV4 fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 502,711 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 3 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 3 (n=45,154)7.0%
All cars at 3 years (n=8,016,463)12.1%
Median mileage at test25,018
All cars, median mileage22,806

29 of 343 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 3 years.

What stands out

  • At 3 years the Toyota RAV4 fails 7.0% of MOTs (45,154 tests), 5.0 points below the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 25 years it fails 40.6% (2,752 tests), 4.3 points above the 36.3% average.
  • The gap is widest at 11 years: 10.7 points below all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 3 years: Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, at 0.4 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

3 years 25 years 47.6%

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

Toyota RAV4: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
AgeMOT fail rateTests (n)All carsDifferenceMedian mileage
3 years7.0%45,15412.1%−5.0 pts25,018 miles
4 years9.2%41,42113.4%−4.2 pts32,169 miles
5 years10.9%36,24415.3%−4.4 pts39,491 miles
6 years12.6%32,19317.8%−5.2 pts46,833 miles
7 years15.6%28,81020.6%−5.1 pts54,984 miles
8 years17.0%27,49523.8%−6.7 pts64,531 miles
9 years18.7%25,53927.1%−8.4 pts72,771 miles
10 years20.2%21,13630.3%−10.1 pts80,112 miles
11 years22.6%19,33433.3%−10.7 pts86,678 miles
12 years25.7%17,31336.0%−10.3 pts92,035 miles
13 years29.8%14,77038.3%−8.5 pts96,944 miles
14 years33.8%16,88840.3%−6.4 pts104,359 miles
15 years36.4%19,89441.6%−5.2 pts109,902 miles
16 years38.8%21,76842.6%−3.7 pts113,406 miles
17 years38.5%25,00343.1%−4.6 pts114,566 miles
18 years38.1%25,53243.3%−5.1 pts113,589 miles
19 years38.0%23,73443.2%−5.2 pts113,375 miles
20 years37.7%21,21242.8%−5.1 pts113,988 miles
21 years38.7%15,85942.1%−3.3 pts115,082 miles
22 years39.2%10,28941.0%−1.8 pts116,155 miles
23 years38.7%6,34639.6%−1.0 pts116,096 miles
24 years38.6%4,02537.8%+0.8 pts115,840 miles
25 years40.6%2,75236.3%+4.3 pts115,226 miles

Most common fail items at 3 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 itemPer 100 MOTs
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative Major0.4

Out of 45,154 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Major2.1
Wipers not clearing screen Major1.7
Headlamp aim: too low Major1.6
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous0.8
Tyre with cords exposed Dangerous0.7
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Major0.3
Headlight aimed too high Major0.3
Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements Major0.3
Washers: not working Major0.1

Out of 45,154 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 3 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Toyota Yaris8.5%96,84612.1%
Toyota Corolla10.3%74,37212.1%
Toyota C-HR8.9%70,77012.1%

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 .

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First usedAge at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
200124 years in 202538.2%1,49637.8%
200223 years in 202539.2%2,71439.6%
200322 years in 202538.1%3,85541.0%
200421 years in 202538.4%5,06342.1%
200520 years in 202536.0%5,63642.8%
200619 years in 202541.5%4,61443.2%
200718 years in 202540.8%5,20343.3%
200817 years in 202539.9%4,50043.1%
200916 years in 202538.3%2,93042.6%
201015 years in 202534.0%3,77141.6%
201114 years in 202531.0%3,56540.3%
201213 years in 202528.9%3,27838.3%
201312 years in 202523.9%5,81136.0%
201411 years in 202521.7%5,97033.3%
201510 years in 202518.7%5,39130.3%
20169 years in 202518.3%7,66827.1%
20178 years in 202517.7%7,86323.8%
20187 years in 202516.7%7,40020.6%
20196 years in 20259.4%8,92317.8%
20205 years in 20258.8%11,68815.3%
20214 years in 20258.5%12,37813.4%
20223 years in 20255.6%10,30612.1%

More on the Toyota RAV4

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.

Looking at one Toyota RAV4?

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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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