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Toyota Rav4
MOT 2023
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Rav4

104,925 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Rav4s pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 5.5 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

81.2%

Pass-after-fix

4.4%

Fail

13.9%

Avg miles

73,434

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

The picture

Rav4: above-average pass rates, with caveats

Across 104,925 MOT tests, the Rav4 returns 81.2% first-time pass — above the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a number-plate lamp out. A defective headlamp lens and windscreen damage round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 73,434, 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

    2,920 occurrences · 2.8% of tests

  2. 02

    Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective

    2,906 occurrences · 2.8% of tests

  3. 03

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

    2,693 occurrences · 2.6% of tests

  4. 04

    A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn

    2,080 occurrences · 2.0% of tests

  5. 05

    Wiper blade defective

    1,750 occurrences · 1.7% of tests

  6. 06

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    1,667 occurrences · 1.6% of tests

  7. 07

    Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

    1,564 occurrences · 1.5% of tests

  8. 08

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    1,556 occurrences · 1.5% of tests

  9. 09

    A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated

    1,332 occurrences · 1.3% of tests

  10. 10

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

    1,264 occurrences · 1.2% 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 4 failures

£118–£400

If every one of this Rav4'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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Item 03 · Amazon UK

Bosch Aerotwin wiper blades

Cheap wipers fail the test on smear streaks. Bosch Aerotwins last a winter and clear a screen properly.

Search Amazon UK

Buying or keeping a Rav4?

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 Rav4 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.