Toyota Land Cruiser MOT pass rate and common failures

In 2025, 72.1% of Toyota Land Cruiser MOT tests were a first-time pass, across 20,336 tests in Great Britain. For all cars it was 71.5%.

Compared with cars of the same age

Older cars fail more often, so a model that’s mostly a few years old will look better than one that’s mostly 12. These figures compare like with like.

At 3–5 years

88.9%

All cars: 86.1% (2.8 points better). 1,535 tests.

At 6–10 years

85.2%

All cars: 76.1% (9.1 points better). 2,917 tests.

At 11 years and over

68.1%

All cars: 61.3% (6.8 points better). 15,884 tests.

Pass rate by age

This model All cars

Figures by age, with typical mileage

Age (years)	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical mileage
3	582	89.7%	87.8%	31,250 miles
4	423	88.4%	86.4%	43,750 miles
5	530	88.3%	84.5%	48,750 miles
6	573	86.6%	81.9%	58,750 miles
7	486	84.4%	79.3%	63,750 miles
8	510	86.7%	76.3%	76,250 miles
9	632	85.6%	73.1%	81,250 miles
10	716	83.0%	70.0%	86,250 miles
11	564	81.4%	66.9%	96,250 miles
12	411	83.9%	64.4%	103,750 miles
13	409	77.0%	62.1%	106,250 miles
14	530	76.0%	60.2%	121,250 miles
15	480	71.0%	58.6%	128,750 miles
16	420	68.3%	57.5%	128,750 miles
17	800	66.0%	57.2%	141,250 miles
18	1,067	65.0%	57.0%	146,250 miles
19	1,275	64.4%	57.2%	146,250 miles
20+	9,928	66.7%	61.4%	166,250 miles

Typical mileage is the median reading at the test, to the nearest 2,500 miles.

What fails most often

The share of Toyota Land Cruiser MOT tests that failed on at least one item in each area, against all cars. A test can fail on several areas at once.

Area	Land Cruiser	All cars
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	18.9%	16.6%
Suspension	18.6%	13.7%
Brakes	17.4%	10.2%
Body, chassis, structure	13.6%	4.2%
Visibility	5.1%	5.2%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems	3.9%	1.1%
Noise, emissions and leaks	3.0%	4.0%
Steering	2.9%	2.5%

Most common reasons for failing

Position lamp: not working failed 3.8% of tests · what this means
Chassis condition: or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting failed 3.2% of tests · what this means
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength failed 3.0% of tests
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively failed 2.9% of tests · what this means
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt failed 2.6% of tests
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick failed 2.4% of tests · what this means
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded failed 2.3% of tests · what this means
Prescribed areas: prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced failed 2.3% of tests
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn failed 2.2% of tests · what this means
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases failed 2.1% of tests · what this means

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About these figures

They cover every Land Cruiser version DVSA records under this name (engines, trims and generations together), on its first MOT test of each visit. A “pass with rectification” (fixed within an hour) counts as a fail, as in DVSA’s own statistics.
Cars under three years old are left out, because the few tested that young are mostly taxis.
Fuel mix of the cars tested: diesel 92.5%, petrol 6.9%, liquefied petrolum gas (lpg) 0.6%.
A pass rate describes the model, not any one car. How a car has been looked after matters more.

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Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data for 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Our own analysis; not produced or endorsed by DVSA.