Pass rate
71.9%
Below average — 0.3 pts behind the 72.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 64 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £80–£210
2004 Toyota Landcruiser Colorado MOT pass rate
- 2004
- typical 134,214 mi
Only 64 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.
Most common fault
Brakes
25.9% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2001 76.8% pass
- Avoid 2004 71.9% pass · this year
Across the 5 years on record, a spread of 4.9 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 61.7%
- Typical mileage
- 134k mi
The 2004 Toyota Landcruiser Colorado MOT pass rate is 71.9% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 25.9% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Toyota Landcruiser Colorado does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 3.3× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 18.4% of everything recorded on the 2004 Toyota Landcruiser Colorado, against 5.6% nationally — 12.8 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 25.9%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
- Based on a small sample. 64 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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How does the 2004 Toyota Landcruiser Colorado compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.2%, so this figure is 0.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 61.7%. The median 2004 Toyota Landcruiser Colorado in this dataset had covered 134,214 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Chassis condition or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting", noted on 9.38% of tests.
- 64 recorded tests behind this page.
- 71.9% overall pass rate, 61.7% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Toyota Landcruiser Colorado, the average is 74.9% — best year 2001 (76.8%), worst 2004 (71.9%).
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
- 64
- Typical mileage (median)
- 134,214 mi
- Make and model
- Toyota Landcruiser Colorado
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Corrosion Welding Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Landcruiser Colorado MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 58% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Landcruiser Colorado
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire | 18 | 83.3% |
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 2004 Landcruiser Colorado
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 2004 Landcruiser Colorado
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 corrosion 9.4% of tests
“chassis condition or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting”
Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.
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Check the lights 6.3% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
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 suspension joints 3.1% 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.
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 2004 Landcruiser Colorado through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £80–£210 — and 37% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £80–£210
- Cheapest common item: rear fog lamp not working
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: chassis condition or chassis has excessive…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 37%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 64 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 Landcruiser Colorado, side by side
5 model years on record, from 2000 to 2004. Across them the pass rate runs from 71.9% to 76.8% — a spread of 4.9 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 74.1% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2001 76.8% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2002 73.6% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2003 75.3% battery(ies) insecure but not…
- 2004 71.9%chassis condition or chassis has…
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 2004 Toyota Landcruiser Colorado 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 2004 cars with a similar record
- Ford Fiesta 71.9%
- Audi A2 72.0%
- Volvo V70 71.7%
- Nissan Micra 72.2%
- Vauxhall Astra 71.6%
- Suzuki Grand Vitara 71.6%
Closest pass rates among 2004 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 2004 Toyota Landcruiser Colorado 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 158 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 41 | 25.90% | 20.89% | +5.01 |
| Suspension | 38 | 24.10% | 20.98% | +3.12 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 29 | 18.40% | 5.57% | +12.83 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 18 | 11.40% | 12.21% | −0.81 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 13 | 8.20% | 5.52% | +2.68 |
| Tyres | 5 | 3.20% | 19.76% | −16.56 |
| Non-component advisories | 5 | 3.20% | 4.18% | −0.98 |
| Visibility | 4 | 2.50% | 4.97% | −2.47 |
| Steering | 4 | 2.50% | 2.57% | −0.07 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1 | 0.60% | 1.76% | −1.16 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chassis condition or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting Body, chassis, structure | Major | 9.4% | £180–450 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 6.3% | £80–250 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 6.3% | £5–20 |
| Attachment bracket and mounting attachment bracket/mounting corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Major | 4.7% | £180–450 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.7% | £3–15 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 3.1% | £18–45 |
| Chassis condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.1% | £180–450 |
| Electrical wiring slightly deteriorated Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.1% | £3–15 |
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 3.1% | £18–45 |
| Mirrors slightly loose Visibility | Minor | 3.1% | £3–15 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 12.5% | £80–180 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 9.4% | £18–45 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 9.4% | £200–700 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 9.4% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 6.3% | £45–110 |
| Chassis condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 6.3% | £180–450 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60-90k | 3 | 100.0% | 87,959 mi |
| 90-120k | 18 | 66.7% | 110,552 mi |
| 120k+ | 43 | 72.1% | 169,062 mi |
Source: 64 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.
2004 Landcruiser Colorado MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2004 Toyota Landcruiser Colorado?
71.9% of the 64 2004 Toyota Landcruiser Colorado tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.2% for cars first used in 2004. First-attempt pass rate: 61.7%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2004 Toyota Landcruiser Colorado?
The three most recorded items are chassis condition or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (9.38%), joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.25%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (6.25%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2004 Toyota Landcruiser Colorado MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 72.1% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2004 Toyota Landcruiser Colorado in this dataset had covered 134,214 mi.