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Toyota Alphard reliability and MOT pass rate

77.8% passed first time. The 22.2% fail rate is 0.4 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 17 years old with 79,987 miles.

MOT pass rates / Toyota

Pass rate

77.8%

22.6% of all cars failed; 22.2% of these did.

Fixed on the day

5.2%

Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.

Median at test

79,987 mi

17 years old.

Fail rate by age

Age at testTestsFail rate
3-5 years86921.4%
6-9 years1,51225.6%
10-13 years1,18816.4%
14+ years7,19822.7%

What the Alphard fails on

Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.

  1. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment10 dangerous45.7%
  2. Suspension29 dangerous40.2%
  3. Brakes386 dangerous23.8%
  4. Tyres679 dangerous22.1%
  5. Visibility14.7%
  6. Body, chassis, structure12 dangerous11.4%
  7. Noise, emissions and leaks2 dangerous9.1%
  8. Steering41 dangerous4.9%

Is the Alphard getting worse?

The fail rate rose 1.9 points to 22.3% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (3.3 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.

YearTestsMedian ageFail rate All cars
20228,0301420.4%22.5%
20239,2851520.8%22.8%
20248,9221722.9%23.2%
202510,1991722.3%22.6%

Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Alphard at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.

The exact defects that fail it

Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Alphard in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.

  1. 1Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt338 tests
  2. 2Rear fog lamp: not working264 tests
  3. 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick251 tests
  4. 4Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively238 tests
  5. 5Ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt208 tests
  6. 6Condition: has ply or cords exposed207 tests
  7. 7Position lamp: not working194 tests
  8. 8Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect194 tests

What wears out first

Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Alphard collects 2.87 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.

  1. 1Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn1,759 tests
  2. 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm1,603 tests
  3. 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick981 tests
  4. 4Swivel pins and bushes: swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn775 tests
  5. 5Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened738 tests
  6. 6Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure686 tests
  7. 7Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine598 tests
  8. 8Headlamp: has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced394 tests

Questions

What is the Toyota Alphard MOT pass rate?

77.8% of the 10,805 Toyota Alphard first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 22.2% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 5.2% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.

What does a Toyota Alphard usually fail on?

The single most common failure is "Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt", recorded on 338 failed tests, followed by "Rear fog lamp: not working" and "Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick". By section, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 45.7% of failures, suspension appears in 40.2% of failures, brakes appears in 23.8% of failures.

Does age change the odds?

Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 21.4%; at 14+ years it was 22.7%. The median Toyota Alphard tested in 2025 was 17 years old with 79,987 miles.

Is the Toyota Alphard getting less reliable?

The fail rate rose 1.9 points to 22.3% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (3.3 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.

First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Alphard trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.

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