Toyota Land Cruiser MOT pass rate: 79.3% (14,110 tests, 2025)

The Toyota Land Cruiser passed 79.3% of its 14,110 MOT tests in 2025 — 1.8 points above the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 18 years old with 121,952 miles on the clock.

79.3%Pass rate (2025)

14,110MOT tests analysed

121,952 miMedian mileage at test

18 yrsMedian age at test

How the Land Cruiser compares

Toyota Land Cruiser

79.3%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Toyota average (all models)

81.6%

What fails most on the Toyota Land Cruiser

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the Land Cruiser:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Suspension	2,307	23.9%
2	Brakes	2,226	23.0%
3	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	1,808	18.7%
4	Body, chassis, structure	1,678	17.4%
5	Visibility	486	5.0%
6	Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems	401	4.1%

Pre-MOT checklist for Land Cruiser owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
Look underneath for corrosion around sills and subframes, especially on older cars
Replace smeared wiper blades and top up washer fluid — both are test items

Check the engine before the tester does

A stored fault code with the engine light on is an automatic Major defect. Scan and clear resolved faults before booking.

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Land Cruiser pass rate by registration year

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage
2001	1,604	68.6%	+2.0 pts	172,734
2002	1,637	70.7%	+5.0 pts	163,688
2003	2,350	68.9%	+3.8 pts	155,197
2004	3,061	68.7%	+4.3 pts	154,280
2005	3,231	70.4%	+5.9 pts	145,266
2006	2,276	69.9%	+5.4 pts	143,181
2007	2,003	73.0%	+7.9 pts	140,815
2014	1,966	87.5%	+11.7 pts	84,837
2015	2,073	88.0%	+9.3 pts	74,917
2016	1,765	89.9%	+8.5 pts	68,742
2018	1,793	89.7%	+3.3 pts	49,663
2019	1,775	91.5%	+3.1 pts	43,989

Check a specific Land Cruiser before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

Other Toyota models

Yaris77.8% pass rate · 406,942 tests Aygo80.7% pass rate · 255,239 tests Prius86.5% pass rate · 158,140 tests Auris80.3% pass rate · 148,272 tests RAV484.5% pass rate · 98,292 tests C-Hr90.5% pass rate · 92,480 tests Corolla76.8% pass rate · 66,313 tests Hilux72.8% pass rate · 61,017 tests

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Toyota Land Cruiser?

In 2025, 79.3% of 14,110 first MOT tests on the Toyota Land Cruiser were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Land Cruiser fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is suspension (23.9% of its recorded defects), followed by brakes.

Is the Toyota Land Cruiser reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 79.3% it performs above the national average at a median age of 18 years and 121,952 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.