97,385 tests in 2025
Toyota Rav4 reliability and MOT pass rate
85% passed first time. The 15% fail rate is 7.6 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 8 years old with 61,967 miles.
Pass rate
85%
22.6% of all cars failed; 15% of these did.
Fixed on the day
4.2%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
61,967 mi
8 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 31,245 | 5% |
| 6-9 years | 29,343 | 11.9% |
| 10-13 years | 14,886 | 17.5% |
| 14+ years | 21,607 | 32% |
What the Rav4 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.
- Suspension532 dangerous40.4%
- Brakes2,076 dangerous27%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment41 dangerous25.2%
- Tyres2,873 dangerous25.1%
- Visibility6 dangerous14.2%
- Noise, emissions and leaks27 dangerous12.5%
- Body, chassis, structure118 dangerous11.6%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems1 dangerous4.9%
Is the Rav4 getting worse?
The fail rate fell 2 points to 15.4% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 83,247 | 8 | 17.4% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 91,295 | 8 | 16% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 84,744 | — | 15.6% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 94,121 | — | 15.4% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Rav4 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 Rav4 in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn1,602 tests
- 2Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively1,332 tests
- 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick1,312 tests
- 4Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords1,283 tests
- 5Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm1,107 tests
- 6Position lamp: not working999 tests
- 7Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt986 tests
- 8Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength729 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Rav4 collects 2.84 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 1.6mm12,595 tests
- 2Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure8,516 tests
- 3Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened7,282 tests
- 4Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick6,879 tests
- 5Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn6,480 tests
- 6Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded3,685 tests
- 7Coil spring: corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened3,639 tests
- 8Registration plates: inscription illegible2,501 tests
Questions
What is the Toyota Rav4 MOT pass rate?
85% of the 97,385 Toyota Rav4 first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 15% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 4.2% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Toyota Rav4 usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn", recorded on 1,602 failed tests, followed by "Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively" and "Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick". By section, suspension appears in 40.4% of failures, brakes appears in 27% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 25.2% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 5%; at 14+ years it was 32%. The median Toyota Rav4 tested in 2025 was 8 years old with 61,967 miles.
Is the Toyota Rav4 getting less reliable?
The fail rate fell 2 points to 15.4% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
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 Rav4 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 23 safety recalls naming the Toyota Rav4: Toyota Rav4 recalls.
Other Toyota models
Checking a particular Rav4?
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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