Pass rate
73.7%
Below average — 0.7 pts ahead of the 73.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 57 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £13–£35
2007 Toyota Alphard V MOT pass rate
- 2007
- 2 trims combined
- typical 87,561 mi
Only 57 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
29.2% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2007 73.7% pass · this year
- Avoid 2007 73.7% pass · this year
Across the 1 years on record, a spread of 0 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 65.9%
- Typical mileage
- 88k mi
The 2007 Toyota Alphard V MOT pass rate is 73.7% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 29.2% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Suspension: 1.4× the national share
Suspension accounts for 29.2% of everything recorded on the 2007 Toyota Alphard V, against 21.0% nationally — 8.2 points above. Ask for the front and rear suspension to be checked on a ramp before you buy — worn bushes and broken springs are cheap to look at and expensive to discover at test time.
- Based on a small sample. 57 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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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Every Toyota Alphard V first registered in 2007 is combined here — 2 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2007 Toyota Alphard V compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.0%, so this figure is 0.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 65.9%. The median 2007 Toyota Alphard V in this dataset had covered 87,561 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt", noted on 7.02% of tests.
- 57 recorded tests behind this page.
- 73.7% overall pass rate, 65.9% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Toyota Alphard V, the average is 73.7% — best year 2007 (73.7%), worst 2007 (73.7%).
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
- 57
- Typical mileage (median)
- 87,561 mi
- Make and model
- Toyota Alphard V
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Ball Joint
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Alphard V MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 60% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Alphard V
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 17 | 76.5% |
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 2007 Alphard V
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 2007 Alphard V
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 7.0% of tests
“linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt”
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 7.0% of tests
“rear fog lamp not working”
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 wipers and washers 3.5% of tests
“washers provides insufficient washer liquid”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.
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 2007 Alphard V through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £13–£35 — and 50% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £13–£35
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: battery(ies) insecure
- £60–£140
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 100%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 50%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 57 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 →
Compare the 2007 Toyota Alphard V 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 2007 cars with a similar record
- Volkswagen Passat 73.7%
- Mercedes-Benz Clk 73.7%
- Audi A3 73.9%
- Volkswagen Eos 73.5%
- Volkswagen Jetta 73.5%
- Honda Cr-V 74.1%
Closest pass rates among 2007 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 2007 Toyota Alphard V 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 9 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 113 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 | 33 | 29.20% | 20.98% | +8.22 |
| Tyres | 26 | 23.00% | 19.76% | +3.24 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 20 | 17.70% | 12.21% | +5.49 |
| Brakes | 13 | 11.50% | 20.89% | −9.39 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 7 | 6.20% | 5.52% | +0.68 |
| Non-component advisories | 6 | 5.30% | 4.18% | +1.12 |
| Visibility | 5 | 4.40% | 4.97% | −0.57 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 2 | 1.80% | 5.57% | −3.77 |
| Road Wheels | 1 | 0.90% | 0.75% | +0.15 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 7.0% | £18–45 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 7.0% | £3–15 |
| Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 5.3% | £18–45 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 5.3% | £18–45 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.5% | £5–20 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 3.5% | £3–12 |
| Washers provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility | Rectified | 3.5% | £5–15 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 3.5% | £8–22 |
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 1.8% | £60–140 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.8% | £18–45 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 28.1% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 21.1% | £40–150 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 12.3% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 8.8% | £18–45 |
| Swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 7.0% | £40–150 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 5.3% | £25–65 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 8 | 75.0% | 51,367 mi |
| 60-90k | 23 | 78.3% | 76,780 mi |
| 90-120k | 22 | 68.2% | 103,610 mi |
| 120k+ | 4 | 75.0% | 137,185 mi |
Source: 57 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.
2007 Alphard V MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2007 Toyota Alphard V?
73.7% of the 57 2007 Toyota Alphard V tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.0% for cars first used in 2007. First-attempt pass rate: 65.9%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2007 Toyota Alphard V?
The three most recorded items are linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (7.02%), rear fog lamp not working (7.02%), ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.26%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2007 Toyota Alphard V MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 75.0% of the time, falling to 75.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2007 Toyota Alphard V in this dataset had covered 87,561 mi.