Pass rate
88.2%
Above average — 15.6 pts ahead of the 72.6% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 51 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £45–£135
2003 Toyota Alphard G MOT pass rate
- 2003
- typical 77,162 mi
Only 51 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
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Most common fault
Suspension
18.0% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2003 88.2% pass · this year
- Avoid 2004 77.0% pass
Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 11.2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 87.0%
- Typical mileage
- 77k mi
The 2003 Toyota Alphard G MOT pass rate is 88.2% of its MOT tests — 15.6 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 18.0% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 2.7× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 14.8% of everything recorded on the 2003 Toyota Alphard G, against 5.5% nationally — 9.3 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 18.0%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. A smoky diesel or a leaking joint fails on emissions more often than on wear, so ask for a recent emissions printout.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 72.6% and this one manages 88.2% — 15.6 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 12% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2003 Toyota Alphard G compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.6%, so this figure is 15.6 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 87.0%. The median 2003 Toyota Alphard G in this dataset had covered 77,162 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated", noted on 5.88% of tests.
- 51 recorded tests behind this page.
- 88.2% overall pass rate, 87.0% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Toyota Alphard G, the average is 82.1% — best year 2003 (88.2%), worst 2004 (77.0%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 51
- Typical mileage (median)
- 77,162 mi
- Make and model
- Toyota Alphard G
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Body Panel Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Alphard G MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 73% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Alphard G
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| North West | 22 | 90.9% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2003 Alphard G
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2003 Alphard G
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the suspension joints 3.9% of tests
“ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the lights 3.9% of tests
“headlamp lens slightly defective”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the brakes 2.0% of tests
“brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2003 Alphard G through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £45–£135 — and 12% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £45–£135
- Cheapest common item: headlamp lens slightly defective
- £5–£25
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 12%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 51 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Alphard G, side by side
2 model years on record, from 2003 to 2004. Across them the pass rate runs from 77.0% to 88.2% — a spread of 11.2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2003 88.2%joints constant velocity boot…
- 2004 77.0% joints constant velocity boot…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2003 Toyota Alphard G with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2003 cars with a similar record
- BMW M3 87.7%
- Porsche 911 85.5%
- Mercedes-Benz Sl 85.2%
- Honda S2000 83.5%
- Mercedes-Benz S-Class 81.7%
- Porsche Boxster 80.4%
Closest pass rates among 2003 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2003 Toyota Alphard G 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 60 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 11 | 18.00% | 20.98% | −2.98 |
| Brakes | 10 | 16.40% | 20.89% | −4.49 |
| Tyres | 9 | 14.80% | 19.76% | −4.96 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 9 | 14.80% | 5.57% | +9.23 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 9 | 14.80% | 5.52% | +9.28 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 4 | 6.60% | 12.21% | −5.61 |
| Steering | 3 | 4.90% | 2.57% | +2.33 |
| Visibility | 2 | 3.30% | 4.97% | −1.67 |
| Non-component advisories | 2 | 3.30% | 4.18% | −0.88 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 1 | 1.60% | 0.82% | +0.78 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 5.9% | £80–250 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 5.9% | £80–250 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 3.9% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.9% | £5–25 |
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 3.9% | £18–45 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 2.0% | £18–45 |
| Fixing missing Road Wheels | Major | 2.0% | £20–55 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device missing Body, chassis, structure | Rectified | 2.0% | £80–250 |
| Not fitted in accordance with side wall instructions Tyres | Major | 2.0% | £45–95 |
| Not functioning as intended Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 2.0% | £40–120 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 17.6% | £200–700 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 11.8% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 9.8% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 3.9% | £45–110 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 3.9% | £25–65 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 3.9% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 1 | 100.0% | 27,558 mi |
| 30-60k | 11 | 81.8% | 46,405 mi |
| 60-90k | 22 | 90.9% | 73,715 mi |
| 90-120k | 13 | 84.6% | 103,972 mi |
| 120k+ | 4 | 100.0% | 122,479 mi |
Source: 51 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2003 Alphard G MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2003 Toyota Alphard G?
88.2% of the 51 2003 Toyota Alphard G tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.6% for cars first used in 2003. First-attempt pass rate: 87.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2003 Toyota Alphard G?
The three most recorded items are joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (5.88%), joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.88%), ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (3.92%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2003 Toyota Alphard G MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2003 Toyota Alphard G in this dataset had covered 77,162 mi.