2009 Toyota Rav 4: MOT pass rate and reliability

74.3% of 2009 Toyota Rav 4s pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,542 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 110,785 miles.

How the 2009 compares

  • Against all Toyota Rav 4s (71.4%, 98 tests): +2.9 points
  • Against all 2009 cars (66.1%): +8.2 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Toyota Rav 4 model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2009 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Toyota Rav 4:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2000 69.3% 264 113,157
2001 71.6% 777 120,600
2002 67.9% 1,241 116,653
2003 69.4% 1,821 119,096
2004 69% 2,455 119,168
2005 69.4% 3,040 119,662
2006 64.9% 3,099 125,317
2007 65.4% 2,532 123,082
2008 67.1% 1,618 117,799
2009 74.3% 1,542 110,785
2010 75.5% 3,480 108,428
2011 76% 3,225 101,582
2012 79.8% 1,779 93,606
2013 82.7% 1,407 91,197
2014 83.8% 1,357 89,639

What this means if you are buying a 2009 Rav 4

The 2009 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 2.9 points more often than the Toyota Rav 4 average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 17-year-old car fails on

A 2009 car is 17 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself. On a 2009 Toyota Rav 4 the average at test was 110,785 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2014 at 83.8%, and the weakest in our data is 2006 at 64.9%. That 18.9 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2009 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

All Toyota Rav 4 MOT data · Every model