Pass rate
85.3%
Above average — 3.2 pts ahead of the 82.1% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 68 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £24–£72
2015 Toyota Rav-4 MOT pass rate
- 2015
- typical 78,212 mi
Only 68 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
32.2% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£40 for Brake pads under 1.5 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2014 85.9% pass
- Avoid 2006 72.8% pass
Across the 16 years on record, a spread of 13.1 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 82.8%
- Typical mileage
- 78k mi
The 2015 Toyota Rav-4 MOT pass rate is 85.3% of its MOT tests — 3.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 32.2% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Toyota Rav-4 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.5× the national share
Brakes make up 32.2% of everything recorded on the 2015 Toyota Rav-4, against 20.9% nationally — 11.3 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- 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 82.1% and this one manages 85.3% — 3.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Based on a small sample. 68 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 2015 Toyota Rav-4 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 82.1%, so this figure is 3.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 82.8%. The median 2015 Toyota Rav-4 in this dataset had covered 78,212 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Headlamp not working on dipped beam", noted on 4.41% of tests.
- 68 recorded tests behind this page.
- 85.3% overall pass rate, 82.8% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Toyota Rav-4, the average is 77.5% — best year 2014 (85.9%), worst 2006 (72.8%).
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
- 68
- Typical mileage (median)
- 78,212 mi
- Make and model
- Toyota Rav-4
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Headlight Bulb
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Rav-4 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 63% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Rav-4
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 16 | 87.5% |
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 2015 Rav-4
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 2015 Rav-4
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 lights 4.4% of tests
“headlamp not working on dipped beam”
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 2.9% 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.
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Check the suspension joints 1.5% 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 2015 Rav-4 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £24–£72 — and 44% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £24–£72
- Cheapest common item: headlamp not working on dipped beam
- £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
- 44%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 68 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 Rav-4, side by side
16 model years on record, from 2000 to 2015. Across them the pass rate runs from 72.8% to 85.9% — a spread of 13.1 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 73.8% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2001 75.1% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2002 75.7% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2003 75.9% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2004 76.0% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2005 76.4% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2006 72.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 73.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 74.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 77.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 79.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 80.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 82.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2013 85.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2014 85.9% pins and bushes pin or bush…
- 2015 85.3%headlamp not working on dipped…
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 2015 Toyota Rav-4 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 2015 cars with a similar record
Closest pass rates among 2015 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 2015 Toyota Rav-4 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 87 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 | 28 | 32.20% | 20.89% | +11.31 |
| Tyres | 26 | 29.90% | 19.76% | +10.14 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 15 | 17.20% | 12.21% | +4.99 |
| Suspension | 10 | 11.50% | 20.98% | −9.48 |
| Non-component advisories | 3 | 3.40% | 4.18% | −0.78 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 2 | 2.30% | 5.57% | −3.27 |
| Visibility | 1 | 1.10% | 4.97% | −3.87 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1 | 1.10% | 1.76% | −0.66 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 1 | 1.10% | 0.82% | +0.28 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 4.4% | £5–25 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 2.9% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.9% | £5–25 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 2.9% | £80–250 |
| Position lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.9% | £5–25 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 1.5% | £18–45 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 1.5% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim not tested unable to be tested Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.5% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp aim too far to the right Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.5% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.5% | £30–80 |
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 | 20.6% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 17.6% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 14.7% | £45–110 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 8.8% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 5.9% | £40–150 |
| Non-component advisories Nail in tyre Non-component advisories | Advisory | 4.4% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 15 | 93.3% | 50,095 mi |
| 60-90k | 30 | 83.3% | 75,703 mi |
| 90-120k | 16 | 87.5% | 98,012 mi |
| 120k+ | 7 | 71.4% | 186,928 mi |
Source: 68 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.
2015 Rav-4 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2015 Toyota Rav-4?
85.3% of the 68 2015 Toyota Rav-4 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 82.1% for cars first used in 2015. First-attempt pass rate: 82.8%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2015 Toyota Rav-4?
The three most recorded items are headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.41%), brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (2.94%), headlamp not working on dipped beam (2.94%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2015 Toyota Rav-4 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 93.3% of the time, falling to 71.4% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2015 Toyota Rav-4 in this dataset had covered 78,212 mi.