Toyota RAV-4: no years to avoid

Based on 31,689 real MOT tests from DVSA records. Each year is compared against every other car first registered the same year — otherwise the numbers would only tell you that older cars fail more, which you knew.

The short answer

No model year stands out as one to avoid. Every year sits within 15% of the failure rate for cars of the same age. The 2014 is the strongest, failing 40% less often than average.

Found a Toyota RAV-4 you like?

Averages tell you what to expect. Its registration tells you what actually happened — every MOT, every advisory, and whether the mileage adds up.

Every RAV-4 model year

Shaded rows are the years that differ most from other cars of the same age — worse, better.

MOT failure rate by registration year for the Toyota RAV-4
Registered	MOT tests	Fail rate	vs same-age cars
2002	1,479	28.9%	18% better
2003	2,100	29.6%	18% better
2004	2,860	28.9%	21% better
2005	3,593	28.8%	21% better
2006	3,623	33.8%	about average
2007	2,942	33.7%	about average
2008	1,764	32.3%	about average
2009	1,650	26.0%	22% better
2010	3,647	22.7%	30% better
2011	3,362	21.1%	30% better
2012	1,831	18.4%	34% better
2013	1,450	16.8%	34% better
2014	1,388	13.7%	40% better

How this is worked out

Every MOT test recorded by DVSA in 2023 on a Toyota RAV-4, grouped by the year the car was first registered. Retests are excluded, so a car that failed and was fixed still counts as a failure. Each year's rate is then divided by the rate for all cars first registered that year — so 120 means 20% more failures than its contemporaries, not 20% more than a brand new car.

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