Toyota Noah: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Toyota Noah passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 719 individual Toyota Noah tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 85.7% first-time pass rate means roughly 14 in every 100 Toyota Noahs presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Toyota Noah tested had covered 77,194 miles and was built around 2014.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Toyota Noah sits 9 points above the national average, ranked 1,194 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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 Noah 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 Noahs at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Toyota Noah

1. 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, 3% of tests (6.91x the national rate for this defect)
2. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 2.8% of tests (1.5x the national rate for this defect)
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.1% of tests
4. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.5% of tests
5. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.4% of tests
6. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.4% of tests
7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.4% of tests
8. A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, 1.2% of tests (1.39x the national rate for this defect)
9. A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn, 1.2% of tests (8.52x the national rate for this defect)
10. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.1% of tests

From 724 DVSA-tracked Toyota Noah tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.07% of these flagged Toyota Noah defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Toyota Noah

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 Noah before it actually fails on it.

1. A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn, 6.6% of tests (10.35x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow, 3.3% of tests (3x the national rate for this advisory)
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 16.9% of tests, also fails
4. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 7.9% of tests, also fails
5. A tyre seriously damaged, 5.4% of tests, also fails
6. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 4% of tests, also fails
7. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 3.3% of tests
8. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 2.9% of tests
9. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 2.2% of tests
10. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 2.1% of tests

From 724 DVSA-tracked Toyota Noah tests, 2024.

Toyota Noah by fuel type

The Toyota Noah's two most-tested fuel types split by 15.2 points: petrol passes first time 78.9% of the time (374 tests) against 94.1% for hybrid (340 tests).

• Petrol Toyota Noah - 78.9% first-time pass, 374 tests
• Hybrid Toyota Noah - 94.1% first-time pass, 340 tests

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

• Mitsubishi Mirage - 85.7%
• BMW 225 - 85.7%
• Renault Clio Iconic Sce - 85.7%
• Kia Proceed GT-Line S Isg S-A - 85.7%
• Land Rover Discovery Hse Sd4 Auto - 85.7%
• Vauxhall Combo Life Elite S/S Auto - 85.7%

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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