Toyota Rav-4 MOT pass rate: 71.0% (26,868 tests, 2025)

The Toyota Rav-4 passed 71.0% of its 26,868 MOT tests in 2025 — 6.5 points below the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 17 years old with 111,752 miles on the clock.

71.0%Pass rate (2025)

26,868MOT tests analysed

111,752 miMedian mileage at test

17 yrsMedian age at test

How the Rav-4 compares

Toyota Rav-4

71.0%

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 Rav-4

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the Rav-4:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Suspension	6,431	28.3%
2	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	4,658	20.5%
3	Brakes	4,302	18.9%
4	Body, chassis, structure	2,072	9.1%
5	Noise, emissions and leaks	1,619	7.1%
6	Tyres	1,618	7.1%

Pre-MOT checklist for Rav-4 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
Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
Look underneath for corrosion around sills and subframes, especially on older cars
A blowing exhaust or visible smoke will fail; warm the engine fully before the test

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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Rav-4 pass rate by registration year

Strongest age-adjusted years: 2012, 2013. Full ranking and method: Toyota Rav-4 years to avoid.

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage
2001	2,304	69.1%	+2.5 pts	119,218
2002	3,771	69.7%	+4.0 pts	113,311
2003	5,412	69.8%	+4.7 pts	116,057
2004	7,304	70.0%	+5.6 pts	117,407
2005	9,093	70.5%	+6.0 pts	117,382
2006	9,182	65.2%	+0.8 pts	123,021
2007	7,582	65.3%	+0.2 pts	121,236
2008	4,793	67.0%	+1.8 pts	114,859
2009	4,573	72.6%	+6.2 pts	106,513
2010	10,346	74.9%	+7.5 pts	104,080
2011	9,561	76.8%	+7.6 pts	97,356
2012	5,271	79.6%	+8.4 pts	89,664
2013	4,196	82.7%	+9.3 pts	86,896
2014	3,998	83.8%	+7.9 pts	86,190

Check a specific Rav-4 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 Rav-4?

In 2025, 71.0% of 26,868 first MOT tests on the Toyota Rav-4 were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Rav-4 fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is suspension (28.3% of its recorded defects), followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment.

Is the Toyota Rav-4 reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 71.0% it performs below the national average at a median age of 17 years and 111,752 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.