Exhaust system leaking on the Toyota Rav-4
Exhaust system leaking on the Toyota Rav-4 is recorded on 7,499 tests — 6.8% of all its MOT tests, against 2.8% across every car in the data. That is 2.4× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.8% of tests record it — this model is 2.4× that share |
| The 316 models compared | 41 of 316, highest first |
| The model's own record | 109,644 tests · every year of the Rav-4 → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Toyota Rav-4 tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2000, 3.2% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2013, 0.3%. The share has fallen 2.9 points over that time. Worst year 2001 at 4.7%; best 2013 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95 | 3,006 | 3.2% |
| 2001 | 403 | 8,556 | 4.7% |
| 2002 | 656 | 14,058 | 4.7% |
| 2003 | 862 | 20,388 | 4.2% |
| 2004 | 1,099 | 27,636 | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 1,182 | 34,266 | 3.5% |
| 2006 | 1,214 | 35,484 | 3.4% |
| 2007 | 952 | 29,520 | 3.2% |
| 2008 | 374 | 12,342 | 3.0% |
| 2009 | 113 | 11,382 | 1.0% |
| 2010 | 149 | 25,426 | 0.6% |
| 2011 | 297 | 34,935 | 0.8% |
| 2012 | 88 | 18,888 | 0.5% |
| 2013 | 12 | 4,855 | 0.3% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £45–£120 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Exhaust system leaking: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Toyota Rav-4 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Toyota model →