Toyota RAV4 MOT Reliability & Buying Guide

77.6%

MOT pass rate

Mid-size SUV

Segment

Hybrid, plug-in hybrid

Fuel types available

Source: DS Auto Labs analysis of DVSA's anonymised 2025 MOT test results (Open Government Licence v3.0): 132,102 first-time tests of Toyota RAV4 cars of all ages (test class 4, cars and light vans). A pass means a clean first-time pass; a car that failed and was repaired at the test station before passing counts as not passed, and aborted tests are excluded. Age is the car's age at the 2025 test.

What to know

In 2025, Toyota RAV4 cars passed their MOT first time 77.6% of the time, across 132,102 tests. That is 2.6 points above Toyota's overall brand average of 75.0% and 5.2 points above the national average of 72.4%.

Age explains much of the difference between models. Pass rates fall steeply as cars get older, for every make, so a model with many old cars on the road looks worse than it is, and a recent model looks better. This compares the Toyota RAV4 with the typical UK car of the same age.

MOT pass rate by vehicle age, 2025 first-time tests
Car age	Toyota RAV4	All UK cars	Tests
3-5 years	92.2%	87.2%	34,256
6-9 years	84.7%	79.3%	31,740
10-13 years	77.2%	67.9%	20,350
14+ years	61.6%	59.3%	45,417

Allowing for the age mix of the cars tested, a typical UK car would be expected to pass about 72.7% of the time. The Toyota RAV4 passed at 77.6%, which is 4.9 points above that expected rate.

A model average says little about one particular car, so check its own MOT history for repeated advisories, past failures and mileage.

Check a specific RAV4's MOT history, tax status, and advisories by registration number.

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See how the Toyota range compares overall, with model-by-model pass rates.

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