What year Toyota Land Cruiser is most reliable?

Based on MOT first-test pass rates, the 2022 Toyota Land Cruiser has the highest pass rate at 95.3%, out of 717 vehicles tested.

What are the most common Toyota Land Cruiser MOT failures?

The most common Toyota Land Cruiser MOT failures vary by year. Check the individual year pages for detailed defect breakdowns — links in the table above.

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Toyota Land Cruiser — Reliability by Year

37,801 vehicles · MOT data 1981–2024 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Toyota Land Cruiser was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

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Best pass rate year

2022

95.3% pass rate · 717 vehicles

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Lowest pass rate year

1987

66.4% pass rate · 150 vehicles

Year	Pass rate	Avg mileage	Vehicles
2024	First MOTs due 2027+	1,073 mi	126
2023	First MOTs due 2026+	18,490 mi	156
2022	95.3%	25,578 mi	717
2021	92.4%	29,218 mi	302
2020	92.0%	35,249 mi	379
2019	91.3%	39,284 mi	654
2018	90.6%	41,372 mi	669
2017	90.7%	46,936 mi	483
2016	89.7%	53,401 mi	671
2015	88.9%	57,571 mi	869
2014	89.4%	61,240 mi	836
2013	88.9%	64,807 mi	433
2012	88.6%	64,649 mi	491
2011	87.1%	68,376 mi	410
2010	86.4%	74,467 mi	532
2009	83.6%	81,861 mi	437
2008	82.2%	85,157 mi	805
2007	80.3%	88,985 mi	1,325
2006	79.8%	88,479 mi	1,636
2005	79.5%	90,847 mi	2,332
2004	78.9%	93,862 mi	2,665
2003	79.4%	93,284 mi	2,493
2002	78.2%	105,541 mi	1,530
2001	76.3%	118,535 mi	1,512
2000	75.8%	118,814 mi	1,382
1999	74.6%	125,633 mi	1,702
1998	74.1%	131,117 mi	1,993
1997	72.5%	137,394 mi	2,030
1996	74.7%	138,938 mi	1,330
1995	76.0%	147,685 mi	723
1994	75.3%	159,100 mi	882
1993	74.4%	159,393 mi	844
1992	73.7%	149,189 mi	725
1991	72.6%	157,955 mi	536
1990	73.1%	147,881 mi	573
1989	69.3%	135,832 mi	408
1988	72.4%	145,547 mi	356
1987	66.4%	175,820 mi	150
1986	71.6%	194,890 mi	228
1985	74.4%	189,159 mi	306
1984	74.0%	158,805 mi	250
1983	73.7%	163,945 mi	343
1982	71.4%	186,236 mi	351
1981	76.6%	178,876 mi	226

* UK vehicles require their first MOT at 3 years old. Recent model years shown in grey have little or no MOT test data yet — pass rate data will build up as those vehicles mature.

Which year Toyota Land Cruiser is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 25,578 miles (newest year) to 194,890 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Toyota Land Cruiser.

See the buying guide →

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