Toyota Land Cruiser MOT reliability

Toyota Land Cruisers passed their MOT first time 73% of the time across 21,152 tests in 2025. 20,421 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

73%

MOTs analysed

21,152

Still licensed (GB)

20,421

Body type

Hatchback

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2021 diesel

453 MOTs

Passed first time 88%. Typical mileage 36,623 (most between 24,668 and 51,873).

2021: 84% → 2022: 92% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 90% → 2025: 88%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.3%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (2.0%)
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (1.1%)
Headlamp aim: too high (1.1%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (0.9%)

2021 petrol

15 MOTs

These figures come from only 15 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 93%. Typical mileage 22,063 (most between 16,033 and 47,889).

2021: 69% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 93%

Most common failures

Headlamp: not working on main beam (6.7%)

Where 2021 Land Cruisers fail

Brakes

4.4%

Visibility & wipers

3.8%

Wheels & tyres

3.1%

Lights & electrics

2.4%

Steering

0.4%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.4%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.2%

Suspension & axles

0.2%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.