Toyota Landcruiser Colorado: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Toyota Landcruiser Colorado fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 8.1 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 707 individual Toyota Landcruiser Colorado tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 68.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 31 in every 100 Toyota Landcruiser Colorados presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Toyota Landcruiser Colorado tested had covered 167,215 miles and was built around 2000.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Toyota Landcruiser Colorado sits 8.1 points below the national average, ranked 1,792 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Toyota Landcruiser Colorado rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see recorded closing bids for damaged Toyota Landcruiser Colorados at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Toyota Landcruiser Colorado

1. Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point, 4.2% of tests (18.5x the national rate for this defect)
2. 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, 3.1% of tests (11.64x the national rate for this defect)
3. Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced, 3.5% of tests (8.54x the national rate for this defect)
4. 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, 7.5% of tests (7.93x the national rate for this defect)
5. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 4.4% of tests (4.22x the national rate for this defect)
6. Parking brake inoperative on one side, 2.3% of tests (3.79x the national rate for this defect)
7. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 3.8% of tests (3.57x the national rate for this defect)
8. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 4.4% of tests (3.36x the national rate for this defect)
9. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 2.8% of tests (2.79x the national rate for this defect)
10. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 3.2% of tests (2.39x the national rate for this defect)

From 708 DVSA-tracked Toyota Landcruiser Colorado tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.22% of these flagged Toyota Landcruiser Colorado defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Toyota Landcruiser Colorado

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Toyota Landcruiser Colorado before it actually fails on it.

1. Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point, 7.2% of tests (24.8x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced, 15.4% of tests (12.37x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 23% of tests (4.87x the national rate for this advisory)
4. 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, 6.9% of tests (4.56x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
5. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 18.5% of tests (2.99x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
6. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 14.3% of tests (2.57x the national rate for this advisory)
7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 31.6% of tests (2.37x the national rate for this advisory)
8. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 4.4% of tests (2.19x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
9. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 5.1% of tests (1.92x the national rate for this advisory)
10. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 5.2% of tests (1.84x the national rate for this advisory), also fails

From 708 DVSA-tracked Toyota Landcruiser Colorado tests, 2024.

Other Toyota models

• Toyota Yaris - 78.6%
• Toyota Aygo - 80.9%
• Toyota Prius - 86%
• Toyota Auris - 80.5%
• Toyota Rav4 - 84.3%
• Toyota C-Hr - 90.6%
• Toyota Corolla - 75.3%
• Toyota Hilux - 73%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Subaru Legacy - 68.8%
• Alfa Romeo Brera - 68.8%
• Vauxhall Zafira - 68.7%
• MINI MINI - 68.5%
• Chevrolet Orlando - 68.5%
• Mazda Eunos - 68.5%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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