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Toyota RAV4 - 2016

134.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Toyota RAV4, model year 2016. Sample size: 7,985 cars, 16,353 tests and 21,986 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 7,985 cars

The 2016 Toyota RAV4 has an overall defect rate of 134 per 100 vehicles, which is 11% lower than the average for its year at 151 per 100. This model shows notable strengths in several areas, particularly in steering, where it has a defect rate of only 0.8%, compared to the average of 7.5%. It also performs better in lights and electrics, body structure, and equipment, with significantly lower defect rates than the yearly averages. Mileage-related trends indicate that as mileage increases, the defect rate for the RAV4 remains relatively stable compared to the average, particularly in higher mileage categories.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 7,985 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 6.4% better
73.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 90.1% better
0.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Excessive roughness in operation of steering
Visibility
▲ 3.3% better
14.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 59.4% better
10.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 3.9% worse
165.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 91.2% better
0.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
  • A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A towbar component damaged, defective or fractured
Equipment
▲ 66.7% better
1.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt:
Other
▲ 78.8% better
2.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 329 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,938
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,055
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,705
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,187
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,976
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 882
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 728
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 698
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 671
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 389

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 882
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 297
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 251
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 245
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 207
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 182
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 151
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 86
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 78
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 75