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

First-time pass rate68.6%
UK national average76.7%
Difference-8.1 points
Tests analysed707
Average mileage at test167,215 miles
Average year of manufacture2000
Reliability rank1,792 of 2,005 models

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. On a Toyota Landcruiser Colorado bought as a 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 what damaged Toyota Landcruiser Colorados actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Toyota Landcruiser Colorado

  1. Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point, 3.4% of tests (17.1x 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, 2.3% of tests (9.93x the national rate for this defect)
  3. Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced, 3.3% of tests (9.01x 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, 6.8% of tests (8.17x the national rate for this defect)
  5. 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, 1.5% of tests (4.52x the national rate for this defect)
  6. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 3.7% of tests (4.43x the national rate for this defect)
  7. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 3.3% of tests (4.28x the national rate for this defect)
  8. Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle., 1.5% of tests (3.83x the national rate for this defect)
  9. Parking brake inoperative on one side, 1.6% of tests (3.57x the national rate for this defect)
  10. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 3.2% of tests (3.28x the national rate for this defect)

From 1,312 DVSA-tracked Toyota Landcruiser Colorado tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 2.96% of these flagged Toyota Landcruiser Colorado defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

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