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Toyota Alphard reliability
The Toyota Alphard fails its MOT less often than most cars over 10 years old: 22.3% of 5,876 tests failed in 2023, against 39.7% on average.
Up to 5 years old
29.3% failed their MOT
From 1,871 MOT tests of Toyota Alphards this age.
Where it does worse than other cars this age
Fails 28× as oftenFront and rear fog lamps5.5% vs 0.2%Fix about £30
Fails 26× as oftenAnti-roll bars5.2% vs 0.2%
Fails 3× as oftenHeadlamp aim4.6% vs 1.7%Fix about £30
Fails 67% more oftenWipers3.5% vs 2.1%
Advised 18× as oftenSuspension arms17.9% vs 1%
Advised 84× as oftenHeadlamps8.4% vs 0.1%Fix about £30
Advised 20× as oftenAnti-roll bars6.1% vs 0.3%
Advised 12× as oftenFluid leaks5.9% vs 0.5%
6 to 10 years old
31.2% failed their MOT
From 1,591 MOT tests of Toyota Alphards this age.
Where it does worse than other cars this age
Fails 3× as oftenHeadlamp aim6.3% vs 2.5%Fix about £30
Fails 15× as oftenFront and rear fog lamps5.9% vs 0.4%Fix about £30
Fails 4× as oftenAnti-roll bars4.4% vs 1%
Fails 3× as oftenPosition lamps4.3% vs 1.5%Fix about £30
Advised 4× as oftenSuspension arms19.5% vs 5.3%
Advised 54× as oftenHeadlamps10.8% vs 0.2%Fix about £30
Advised 4× as oftenFluid leaks9.6% vs 2.2%
Advised 27× as oftenAxles8% vs 0.3%
Over 10 years old
22.3% failed their MOT
From 5,876 MOT tests of Toyota Alphards this age.
Where it does worse than other cars this age
Fails 5× as oftenFront and rear fog lamps5.3% vs 1%Fix about £30
Fails 7× as oftenAxles1.3% vs 0.2%
Advised 9× as oftenAxles6.1% vs 0.7%
Checking a Toyota Alphard before you buy
Look at the parts above at the viewing, and read the car’s own MOT history: advisories for the same parts suggest the problem is already starting. Sweep’s free check shows every MOT, advisory and mileage reading for a registration.
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT tests 2023 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Failure rates compare this model with all cars in the same age band. Fix prices are typical independent-garage estimates.