Does the Toyota RAV4 fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

The Toyota RAV4 records 4.92 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 7.81 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−2.89, 95% interval −2.96 to −2.83). It ranks 478 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Toyota RAV4 is “Exhaust system leaking or insecure”, recorded 10,932 times in 2019–2024.

Toyota RAV4: most frequent body, chassis and structure defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Exhaust system leaking or insecure	10,932	1.51
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated	5,740	0.79
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced	3,820	0.53
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc	3,364	0.46
Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point	2,380	0.33

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 723,850 (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 RAV4 gets a body, chassis and structure advisory, how often does it fail next time?

13.8% of Toyota RAV4 MOTs with a body, chassis and structure advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 4,464 miles later (31,159 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 31,159 (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 RAV4 fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?

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