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Toyota

Noah

587 MOT tests analysed. lands in the middle of the pack — here's where Noahs pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 4.2 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

79.9%

Pass-after-fix

3.7%

Fail

15.7%

Avg miles

85,711

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

The picture

Noah: middle-of-the-pack on first-time pass

Across 587 MOT tests, the Noah returns 79.9% first-time pass — roughly in line with the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a defective headlamp lens. A number-plate lamp out and a torn suspension dust cover round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 85,711, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective

    32 occurrences · 5.5% of tests

  2. 02

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    27 occurrences · 4.6% of tests

  3. 03

    A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated

    23 occurrences · 3.9% of tests

  4. 04

    An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    20 occurrences · 3.4% of tests

  5. 05

    A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated

    16 occurrences · 2.7% of tests

  6. 06

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated

    15 occurrences · 2.6% of tests

  7. 07

    A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc

    13 occurrences · 2.2% of tests

  8. 08

    The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements

    11 occurrences · 1.9% of tests

  9. 09

    Wiper blade defective

    10 occurrences · 1.7% of tests

  10. 10

    A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn

    10 occurrences · 1.7% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 4 failures

£178–£595

If every one of this Noah's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

Headlight restoration kit

Yellowed lenses fail the light-output test. A restoration kit lifts the haze in an afternoon for £20.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

H7 / W21W bulb pack

A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.

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Buying or keeping a Noah?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Noah and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.