Does the Toyota RAV4 fail the MOT on noise, emissions and leaks more than it should?

The Toyota RAV4 records 4.69 noise, emissions and leaks failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 5.07 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) (−0.38, 95% interval −0.43 to −0.32). It ranks 342 of 678 models on noise, emissions and leaks (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on noise, emissions and leaks?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Toyota RAV4 is “Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction”, recorded 8,379 times in 2019–2024.

Toyota RAV4: most frequent noise, emissions and leaks defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction	8,379	1.16
Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer	5,329	0.74
Emissions levels exceed default limits	4,842	0.67
Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limit	3,729	0.52
Emissions test unable to be completed	3,594	0.50

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 noise, emissions and leaks advisory, how often does it fail next time?

10.7% of Toyota RAV4 MOTs with a noise, emissions and leaks advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 4,354 miles later (21,585 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 21,585 (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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