Does the Toyota Alphard fail the MOT on suspension more than it should?
The Toyota Alphard records 22.57 suspension failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 22.21 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (+0.36, 95% interval −0.08 to +0.80). It ranks 248 of 701 models on suspension (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on suspension?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Toyota Alphard is “A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated”, recorded 3,989 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated | 3,989 | 9.02 |
| A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 2,825 | 6.39 |
| A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn | 1,675 | 3.79 |
| A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn | 829 | 1.87 |
| A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage | 264 | 0.60 |
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 suspension advisory, how often does it fail next time?
20.2% of Toyota Alphard MOTs with a suspension advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 5,494 miles later (6,708 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,708 (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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