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Toyota Land Cruiser
MOT 2024

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Toyota

Land Cruiser

30,525 MOT tests analysed. lands in the middle of the pack — here's where Land Cruisers pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's in line with the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models.

Pass

77.7%

Pass-after-fix

4.1%

Fail

17.0%

Avg miles

131,568

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

ULEZ borderline — check VRM

Some examples of this model are borderline — a small number of diesels were certified Euro 6 before September 2015. Check your registration on the government's ULEZ checker to be certain. Daily charges if driven in the zone: London £12.50 · Birmingham £8.00 · Bristol £9.00 .

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Performance by cohort

3 year bands · 30,525 tests

Pass rate climbs 15.6 points across the cohorts — newer Land Cruiser examples clear the test more reliably than the early cars.

Pre-2018 cohort 27,346

Pass

76.3%

Fail

18.3%

PRS

4.2%

Avg mileage at test

141,926 mi

2018–2020 cohort 2,439

Pass

89.0%

Fail

6.5%

PRS

4.0%

Avg mileage at test

47,820 mi

2021+ cohort 740

Pass

91.9%

Fail

4.6%

PRS

2.2%

Avg mileage at test

26,763 mi

Cohort = vehicle's first-registration year band. Same model, different generations of build.

The picture

Toyota Land Cruiser: mixed MOT record across 17,431 tests

The Toyota Land Cruiser is a diesel-powered car sold in the UK market across multiple generations, covering a broad date range in the test population.

MOT data from 17,431 tests puts this car on a 75.8% first-time pass rate, roughly in line with the UK fleet average. Average mileage at test is 128,798 miles. The most common fail item is failed number plate light, followed by transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated.

The latest Land Cruiser is easily the most luxurious yet, but it can't compete with similarly priced rivals in terms of plushness, refinement or on-road manners. It'll remain appealing to a few, though, with boxy looks, plenty of off-road ability and the promise of dependability.

Buyers weighing up a used Land Cruiser should treat the failure breakdown as a pre-purchase checklist. The pass rate is reasonable, but the gap between first attempt and a clean sheet narrows with age and mileage.

ABI Insurance Group

Group 38–47

A high-group car — insurance costs will be significantly above average. Lower groups cost less to insure; UK fleet average is around Group 22.

Source: ABI Group Rating Panel · administered by Thatcham Research · groups cover standard variants; performance trims may sit higher. Browse all insurance groups →

38–47

out of 50

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Top ten reasons for rejection.

Filter failures:

  1. 01

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

    1,284 occurrences · 4.2% of tests

  2. 02

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

    949 occurrences · 3.1% of tests

  3. 03

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated

    884 occurrences · 2.9% of tests

  4. 04

    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

    635 occurrences · 2.1% of tests

  5. 05

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

    545 occurrences · 1.8% of tests

  6. 06

    Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point

    543 occurrences · 1.8% of tests

  7. 07

    Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective

    528 occurrences · 1.7% of tests

  8. 08

    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

    487 occurrences · 1.6% of tests

  9. 09

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

    469 occurrences · 1.5% of tests

  10. 10

    Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded

    464 occurrences · 1.5% 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.

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Year-band analysis

Best year to buy. Worst to avoid.

First-time MOT pass rate split by registration band. A 15.6-point gap between bands means the year you buy Toyota Land Cruiser has a real effect on what turns up at the garage.

Best band to buy

91.9%

2021+ registration

the 2021-on band climbs to 91.9% — a 15.6-point improvement. Tests in this band average 26,763 miles — roughly 115K miles fewer on the clock than the older band. Failures here are mostly wear items: projected beam image is obviously incorrect, does not clear the windscreen effectively — the structural issues that drag down older examples don't appear in the top-10 for this band. Post-2020 examples are early in their MOT life and generally show the cleanest records.

Band to be cautious about

76.3%

Pre-2018 registration

On the older band (pre-2018), the data shows a 76.3% pass rate against a fleet average of 91.9% on the newer band. The main culprits logged at test: inoperative in the case of multiple lamps…, damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view, and constant velocity boot severely deteriorated. Average mileage on test for this band is 141,926 miles — high-mileage wear items are a recurring theme.

Best band to buy: 2021+ (91.9% first-time pass). Worst band to avoid: pre-2018 (76.3% pass). That's a 15.6-point spread across 27,346 older tests and 740 newer ones — year of build makes a material difference on this model.

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Owner reports · Honest John

What owners actually report.

Verbatim faults logged by owners on honestjohn.co.uk over recent years. We didn't summarise — these are the words people typed in.

Where it falls short

So-so on-road performance. Noisy diesel engine. No choice whatsoever in terms of engine/trims.

Buying or keeping a Land Cruiser?

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 Land Cruiser 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.