Does the Toyota Alphard fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The Toyota Alphard records 29.22 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 27.07 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+2.15, 95% interval +1.65 to +2.65). It ranks 214 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Toyota Alphard is “Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective”, recorded 2,318 times in 2019–2024.

Toyota Alphard: most frequent lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective	2,318	5.24
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements	1,889	4.27
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	1,866	4.22
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources	1,140	2.58
A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	897	2.03

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 44,239 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

If a Toyota Alphard gets a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?

27.8% of Toyota Alphard MOTs with a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 6,040 miles later (1,074 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,074 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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Does the Toyota Alphard fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

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