Reliability report
Toyota Alphard reliability and common faults
Based on 10,869 roadworthiness tests, led by the UK MOT. Each country is compared only with its own average for cars of the same age.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · MOT
22.3%
fail rate · average 28.6%
much better than average
10,869 MOT tests (DVSA)
Testing regimes differ from country to country – don’t compare the figures between countries; compare each one only with its own average. MOT data: contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Weak spots
What goes wrong on the Toyota Alphard
How often each area fails compared with the average car of the same age (vertical line = average, 100%). Red – more often than average.
Lights and electrics
Visibility
Tyres
Suspension
Wheels
Brakes
Exhaust and emissions
Seat belts and airbags
Body and structure
Steering
Plates and identification
Results by vehicle age
| Age | 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate | 🇳🇱 APK defects |
|---|---|---|
| 3–5 years | 21.7% avg 9.9% | — |
| 6–8 years | 25.1% avg 15.3% | — |
| 9–11 years | 23.7% avg 22.9% | — |
| 12–15 years | 16.5% avg 30.3% | — |
| 16–20 years | 21.2% avg 34.6% | — |
| 21+ years | 28.3% avg 31.4% | — |
Toyota Alphard – FAQs
How reliable is the Toyota Alphard?+
In the UK the Toyota Alphard fails 22.3% of MOT tests, against an average of 28.6% for cars of the same age – much better than average.
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Sources: anonymised MOT test results (DVSA) – contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; APK inspection defects (RDW, open data); Lithuanian roadworthiness test results (data.gov.lt). Initial tests only; retests are not counted. Photo: Tokumeigakarinoaoshima, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons (licence).