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Toyota

Landcruiser

5,969 MOT tests analysed. lands in the middle of the pack — here's where Landcruisers pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 3.8 points below the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — buyers should expect more first-time fails than the typical UK car.

Pass

72.0%

Pass-after-fix

5.1%

Fail

21.9%

Avg miles

154,388

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

The picture

Landcruiser: middle-of-the-pack on first-time pass

Across 5,969 MOT tests, the Landcruiser returns 72.0% first-time pass — below the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a number-plate lamp out. Windscreen damage and a split CV-joint boot round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 154,388, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    447 occurrences · 7.5% of tests

  2. 02

    Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view

    311 occurrences · 5.2% of tests

  3. 03

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated

    300 occurrences · 5.0% of tests

  4. 04

    A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    195 occurrences · 3.3% of tests

  5. 05

    Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective

    189 occurrences · 3.2% of tests

  6. 06

    Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded

    183 occurrences · 3.1% of tests

  7. 07

    The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired

    176 occurrences · 2.9% of tests

  8. 08

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc

    176 occurrences · 2.9% of tests

  9. 09

    The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired

    159 occurrences · 2.7% of tests

  10. 10

    Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point

    144 occurrences · 2.4% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 2 failures

£18–£115

If every one of this Landcruiser's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

H7 / W21W bulb pack

A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

Headlight restoration kit

Yellowed lenses fail the light-output test. A restoration kit lifts the haze in an afternoon for £20.

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Buying or keeping a Landcruiser?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Landcruiser and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.