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Toyota Noah
MOT 2024

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Toyota

Noah

1,932 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Noahs pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 10.1 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

87.6%

Pass-after-fix

2.1%

Fail

10.0%

Avg miles

69,454

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

ULEZ borderline — check VRM

This model's production run straddles the January 2006 Euro 4 cutoff. Individual cars vary — check your registration plate on the government's ULEZ checker. Daily charges if driven in the zone: London £12.50 · Birmingham £8.00 .

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Performance by cohort

3 year bands · 1,932 tests

Pass rate climbs 11.1 points across the cohorts — newer Noah examples clear the test more reliably than the early cars.

Pre-2018 cohort 1,405

Pass

85.3%

Fail

12.2%

PRS

2.2%

Avg mileage at test

78,405 mi

2018–2020 cohort 388

Pass

93.0%

Fail

5.2%

PRS

1.8%

Avg mileage at test

49,245 mi

2021+ cohort 139

Pass

96.4%

Fail

1.4%

PRS

2.2%

Avg mileage at test

36,424 mi

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

The picture

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

Across 587 MOT tests, the Noah returns 79.9% first-time pass — roughly in line with the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a defective headlamp lens. A number-plate lamp out and a torn suspension dust cover round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 85,711, 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.

ABI Insurance Group

Group 10–28

Below the fleet average — generally reasonable to insure. 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 →

10–28

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

    51 occurrences · 2.6% of tests

  2. 02

    Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective

    39 occurrences · 2.0% of tests

  3. 03

    A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated

    36 occurrences · 1.9% of tests

  4. 04

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated

    33 occurrences · 1.7% of tests

  5. 05

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

    25 occurrences · 1.3% of tests

  6. 06

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    22 occurrences · 1.1% of tests

  7. 07

    An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    21 occurrences · 1.1% of tests

  8. 08

    A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc

    20 occurrences · 1.0% of tests

  9. 09

    A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated

    17 occurrences · 0.9% of tests

  10. 10

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps

    13 occurrences · 0.7% 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 3 failures

£98–£355

If every one of this Noah'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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Year-band analysis

Best year to buy. Worst to avoid.

First-time MOT pass rate split by registration band. A 11.1-point gap between bands means the year you buy Toyota Noah has a real effect on what turns up at the garage.

Best band to buy

96.4%

2021+ registration

the 2021-on band climbs to 96.4% — a 11.1-point improvement. Tests in this band average 36,424 miles — roughly 42K miles fewer on the clock than the older band. Failures here are mostly wear items: blade defective, inoperative in the case of multiple lamps… — 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

85.3%

Pre-2018 registration

On the older band (pre-2018), the data shows a 85.3% pass rate against a fleet average of 96.4% on the newer band. The main culprits logged at test: lens slightly defective, inoperative in the case of multiple lamps…, and ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated. Average mileage on test for this band is 78,405 miles — high-mileage wear items are a recurring theme.

Best band to buy: 2021+ (96.4% first-time pass). Worst band to avoid: pre-2018 (85.3% pass). That's a 11.1-point spread across 1,405 older tests and 139 newer ones — year of build makes a material difference on this model.

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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.

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Buying or keeping a Noah?

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 Noah 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.