1,161 tests in 2025
Toyota Noah reliability and MOT pass rate
88.9% passed first time. The 11.1% fail rate is 11.5 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 9 years old with 63,941 miles.
Pass rate
88.9%
22.6% of all cars failed; 11.1% of these did.
Fixed on the day
3.4%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
63,941 mi
9 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 171 | — |
| 6-9 years | 496 | 7.3% |
| 10-13 years | 292 | 9.9% |
| 14+ years | 189 | — |
What the Noah 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.
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment1 dangerous56.6%
- Suspension2 dangerous45%
- Brakes20 dangerous22.5%
- Tyres36 dangerous19.4%
- Visibility19.4%
- Body, chassis, structure12.4%
- Noise, emissions and leaks12.4%
- Steering3 dangerous5.4%
Is the Noah getting worse?
The fail rate fell 6 points to 12.1% from 2023 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 1 year. Ageing alone would predict about 2.8 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 509 | 8 | 18.1% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 634 | 9 | 13.7% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 1,035 | 9 | 12.1% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Noah 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 Noah in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Rear fog lamp: not working24 tests
- 2Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt21 tests
- 3Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively16 tests
- 4Ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt15 tests
- 5Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm14 tests
- 6Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick13 tests
- 7Position lamp: not working13 tests
- 8Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt8 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Noah collects 2.34 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.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm95 tests
- 2Swivel pins and bushes: swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn40 tests
- 3Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn39 tests
- 4Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure38 tests
- 5Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick37 tests
- 6Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine31 tests
- 7Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened25 tests
- 8Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak21 tests
Questions
What is the Toyota Noah MOT pass rate?
88.9% of the 1,161 Toyota Noah first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 11.1% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 3.4% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Toyota Noah usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Rear fog lamp: not working", recorded on 24 failed tests, followed by "Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" and "Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively". By section, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 56.6% of failures, suspension appears in 45% of failures, brakes appears in 22.5% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 5.8%; at 10-13 years it was 9.9%. The median Toyota Noah tested in 2025 was 9 years old with 63,941 miles.
Is the Toyota Noah getting less reliable?
The fail rate fell 6 points to 12.1% from 2023 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 1 year. Ageing alone would predict about 2.8 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
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 Noah trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
Other Toyota models
Checking a particular Noah?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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