6,175 tests in 2025
Toyota Landcruiser reliability and MOT pass rate
73% passed first time. The 27% fail rate is 4.4 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 22 years old with 155,922 miles.
Pass rate
73%
22.6% of all cars failed; 27% of these did.
Fixed on the day
6.1%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
155,922 mi
22 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 1 | — |
| 6-9 years | 5 | — |
| 10-13 years | 245 | 13.5% |
| 14+ years | 5,924 | 27.6% |
What the Landcruiser 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.
- Suspension167 dangerous47.2%
- Brakes283 dangerous41.6%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment14 dangerous39.4%
- Body, chassis, structure63 dangerous38.8%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems1 dangerous12.6%
- Noise, emissions and leaks6 dangerous11.8%
- Visibility2 dangerous11.6%
- Steering17 dangerous11.2%
Is the Landcruiser getting worse?
The fail rate fell 1.6 points to 26% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (0.2 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5,290 | 18 | 27.6% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 4,882 | 19 | 26.5% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 4,111 | 20 | 28.9% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 3,921 | 21 | 26% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Landcruiser 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 Landcruiser in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases175 tests
- 2Chassis condition: or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting167 tests
- 3Position lamp: not working166 tests
- 4Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength157 tests
- 5Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements141 tests
- 6Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt140 tests
- 7Prescribed areas: prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced132 tests
- 8Rear fog lamp: not working130 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Landcruiser collects 3.69 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.
- 1Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded906 tests
- 2Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine599 tests
- 3Coil spring: corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened590 tests
- 4Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm494 tests
- 5Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn492 tests
- 6Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick475 tests
- 7Chassis condition: corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced469 tests
- 8Wheel bearings: has excessive play373 tests
Questions
What is the Toyota Landcruiser MOT pass rate?
73% of the 6,175 Toyota Landcruiser first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 27% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 6.1% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Toyota Landcruiser usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases", recorded on 175 failed tests, followed by "Chassis condition: or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting" and "Position lamp: not working". By section, suspension appears in 47.2% of failures, brakes appears in 41.6% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 39.4% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 0%; at 14+ years it was 27.6%. The median Toyota Landcruiser tested in 2025 was 22 years old with 155,922 miles.
Is the Toyota Landcruiser getting less reliable?
The fail rate fell 1.6 points to 26% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (0.2 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 Landcruiser trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 8 safety recalls naming the Toyota Landcruiser: Toyota Landcruiser recalls.
Other Toyota models
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