Toyota Noah MOT failures and reliability

The Toyota Noah is one of the stronger cars at the MOT: 86% of its 1,244 tests in 2025 were passed first time, 14 points better than the 72% for all cars. That ranks it 5th of the 30 Toyota models we cover. Every figure here comes from the DVSA's record of each Toyota Noah MOT, so it shows what testers found rather than what owners report.

MOT tests in 2025: 1,244
First-time pass rate: 86%
All cars: 72%

Toyota Noah MOT strengths and weak spots

The Toyota Noah fails less often than the average car in every area of the test we measure.

It does best on suspension, where 4.8% of Toyota Noah tests failed against 9.1% for all cars.

At 10 years old the average Toyota Noah had covered 95,392 miles, about 9,500 a year.

The single most common failure on the Toyota Noah was rear fog lamp: not working, on 2.3% of tests.

What the Toyota Noah fails on

Share of Toyota Noah tests with at least one failure in each area, beside the figure for all cars.

Lights and electrics8.2% (all cars 10.7%)
Suspension4.8% (all cars 9.1%)
Visibility2.8% (all cars 4.4%)
Brakes2.4% (all cars 6.3%)
Tyres2.3% (all cars 6.3%)
Exhaust and emissions1.5% (all cars 3.1%)
Body and structure1.3% (all cars 3.3%)
Steering0.6% (all cars 2.0%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Rear fog lamp: not working 2.3%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 2.0%
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 1.7%
Position lamp: not working 1.7%
Ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 1.2%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 1.2%
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps 1.1%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 1.1%

Most common advisories

Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 8.6%
Brake pads: wearing thin 3.3%
Swivel pins and bushes: swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn 3.3%
Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 3.2%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive 2.5%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 2.1%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil 1.8%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 1.7%

Typical mileage by age

Average Toyota Noah odometer reading at the MOT, by age in years at the test.

Age at test	Average mileage
6 years	49,576 miles
7 years	56,059 miles
8 years	67,039 miles
9 years	81,255 miles
10 years	95,392 miles
11 years	80,617 miles

Check a particular Toyota Noah

The figures above tell you what to look out for on any Toyota Noah. For one Toyota Noah's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration for a free MOT check.

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Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.