Does the Toyota RAV4 fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The Toyota RAV4 records 17.63 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 22.44 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−4.81, 95% interval −4.92 to −4.70). It ranks 520 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 RAV4 is “Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective”, recorded 24,711 times in 2019–2024.

Toyota RAV4: 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	24,711	3.41
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources	24,467	3.38
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements	15,909	2.20
A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	15,102	2.09
Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	6,263	0.87

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 lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?

29.0% of Toyota RAV4 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 4,571 miles later (11,946 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,946 (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 lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

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