Toyota ALPHARD - 2015
314.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2015 is 174.5 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Toyota ALPHARD, model year 2015.
Sample size: 351 cars, 609 tests and 1,913 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 351 cars
The 2015 Toyota Alphard has a significantly higher overall defect rate of 314 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 170 defects per 100 vehicles, representing an 84% increase. Notably, the Alphard shows a concerning trend in higher defect rates as mileage increases, particularly in the 124,000+ miles category, where it reaches 531 defects per 100 vehicles. While it performs better than average in the equipment category, it struggles notably with brakes, steering, visibility, and especially lights and electrics, where it exceeds the average by a substantial margin. Additionally, the model shows alarming rates in the wheels, suspensions, and axles category, as well as body structure defects, indicating areas that may require attention.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 351 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 32.9% worse
112.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 84.7 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
Steering
▼ 39.4% worse
13.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.9 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid: level below minimum mark
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated
Visibility
▼ 36.6% worse
22.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: defective
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 190.3% worse
90.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.0 / 100 tests
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 77.0% worse
315.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 178.3 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush: excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
Body/Structure
▼ 194.9% worse
34.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.7 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 35.0% better
2.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.0 / 100 tests
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
Other
▼ 181.1% worse
37.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 297
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 193
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 103
A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 99
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 99
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 76
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 67
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 62
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 55
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 55
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 32
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 22
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 20
An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 18
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 16
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 14
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 12
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 11
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 11
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 10