Toyota Noah MOT reliability

Toyota Noahs passed their MOT first time 86% of the time across 1,240 tests in 2025. 2,122 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

86%

MOTs analysed

1,240

Still licensed (GB)

2,122

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 hybrid

59 MOTs

These figures come from 59 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 90%. Typical mileage 37,814 (most between 28,346 and 44,121).

2021: 80% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 90%

Most common failures

Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (6.8%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (3.4%)
Rear fog lamp: not working (3.4%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.7%)

2021 petrol

10 MOTs

These figures come from only 10 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 80%. Typical mileage 96,219 (most between 61,521 and 129,114).

2021: 92% → 2022: 70% → 2023: 80% → 2024: 75% → 2025: 80%

Most common failures

Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (10.0%)
Emissions not tested: unable to be completed (10.0%)
Anti-roll bar: damaged and seriously weakened (10.0%)
Rear fog lamp: not working (10.0%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (10.0%)

Where 2021 Noahs fail

Lights & electrics

8.5%

Wheels & tyres

3.4%

Visibility & wipers

1.7%

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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.