How reliable is the Toyota Land Cruiser Colorado compared with other cars?

We do not publish a comparison for the Toyota Land Cruiser Colorado, because the cars of this model that have been tested do not cover a wide enough range of ages and mileages. Its raw pass rate is 63.3% across 656 tests, but comparing a raw rate between models mostly ranks them by how new they are rather than how good they are. The failure and advisory patterns further down the page are still drawn from real tests and are worth reading.

What is the most common MOT failure on a Toyota Land Cruiser Colorado?

The item recorded most often is "Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point", which appears in 18.0% of failed Toyota Land Cruiser Colorado tests. Because one failed test can list several items, these shares do not add up to 100%.

What do testers most often warn about on a Toyota Land Cruiser Colorado?

The most common advisory is "A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened", noted on 26.7% of all Toyota Land Cruiser Colorado tests. An advisory is not a failure: it flags something that will likely need attention before the next test.

What mileage does a Toyota Land Cruiser Colorado usually have at its MOT?

The average odometer reading recorded at test is 170,141 miles. This is the mileage across all tested examples of every age, not an annual figure, so treat it as a description of the fleet rather than a target for one car.

Are most Toyota Land Cruiser Colorado models petrol or diesel?

Of the Toyota Land Cruiser Colorado cars tested, 97% are diesel, 3% are petrol. Fuel type affects which items tend to fail, particularly emissions and exhaust components.

Model reliability file

Toyota Land Cruiser Colorado MOT pass rate & common failures

From 656 recorded MOT tests of the Toyota Land Cruiser Colorado, published by DVSA.

Data updated 29 July 2026

Quick answer

Across 656 MOT tests, 63.3% of Toyota Land Cruiser Colorado tests ended in a pass. This figure is not adjusted for age or mileage, so it is not a reliability ranking: the Toyota Land Cruiser Colorado fleet does not yet cover a wide enough spread of ages and distances to compare it fairly against other models. Its most commonly recorded failure is body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point, which appears in 18.0% of failed tests. Cars of this model average 170,141 miles on the odometer when tested.

At a glance

Recorded pass rate

63.3%unadjusted, not comparable656 tests

We are not publishing a ranking for the Land Cruiser Colorado. The examples tested do not cover a wide enough spread of ages and mileages to compare it fairly, and an unadjusted pass rate mostly sorts models by how recently they were bought rather than how well they were built. The failure and advisory patterns below come from the same 656 tests and are worth reading on their own terms.

DVSA recorded wording

Most common failure items

Share of failed Toyota Land Cruiser Colorado tests in which each item was recorded. One failed test often lists several items, so these do not sum to 100%.

1.Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point18.0%
37 occurrencesCorrosion in a structural area explained
2.The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired13.2%
27 occurrencesSuspension mounting corroded or insecure explained
3.The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired13.2%
27 occurrencesSeat belt anchorage corroded or weakened explained
4.Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning13.2%
27 occurrencesStop lamp not working explained
5.Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced10.2%
21 occurrencesCorrosion in a structural area explained
6.A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning8.8%
18 occurrencesLamp not working explained
7.Exhaust system leaking or insecure8.8%
18 occurrencesExhaust leaking or insecure explained
8.Parking brake inoperative on one side7.3%
15 occurrencesParking brake efficiency too low explained
9.Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement7.3%
15 occurrencesParking brake efficiency too low explained
10.Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded6.8%
14 occurrencesBrake pipe corroded explained

Warnings without a failure

Most common advisories

Share of all Toyota Land Cruiser Colorado tests carrying each advisory. The denominator differs from the failure list above because an advisory can be issued on a car that passed.

1.A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened26.7%
175 testsRoad spring broken or fractured explained
2.Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded23.0%
151 testsBrake pipe corroded explained
3.Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements11.3%
74 testsTyre worn close to the legal limit explained
4.Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users11.1%
73 tests
5.Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced10.4%
68 testsCorrosion in a structural area explained
6.A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm8.5%
56 testsBrake drum or shoe worn or contaminated explained
7.A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn8.4%
55 testsSuspension arm bush worn explained
8.Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced7.9%
52 testsCorrosion in a structural area explained

What gets tested

The Land Cruiser Colorado fleet

Average mileage recorded at test: 170,141
Fuel mix of tested cars: Diesel97.0%
Petrol2.9%

Check a specific Toyota Land Cruiser Colorado

A model average tells you the pattern. Its own MOT record tells you the car.

Compare within the range

Other Toyota models

Toyota Yaris — 72.3% adjusted
Toyota Aygo — 70.4% adjusted
Toyota Prius — 81.4% adjusted
Toyota Auris — 72.6% adjusted
Toyota Corolla — 78.8% adjusted
Toyota RAV4 — 79.0% adjusted
All Toyota models

Common questions

How reliable is the Toyota Land Cruiser Colorado compared with other cars?: We do not publish a comparison for the Toyota Land Cruiser Colorado, because the cars of this model that have been tested do not cover a wide enough range of ages and mileages. Its raw pass rate is 63.3% across 656 tests, but comparing a raw rate between models mostly ranks them by how new they are rather than how good they are. The failure and advisory patterns further down the page are still drawn from real tests and are worth reading.
What is the most common MOT failure on a Toyota Land Cruiser Colorado?: The item recorded most often is "Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point", which appears in 18.0% of failed Toyota Land Cruiser Colorado tests. Because one failed test can list several items, these shares do not add up to 100%.
What do testers most often warn about on a Toyota Land Cruiser Colorado?: The most common advisory is "A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened", noted on 26.7% of all Toyota Land Cruiser Colorado tests. An advisory is not a failure: it flags something that will likely need attention before the next test.
What mileage does a Toyota Land Cruiser Colorado usually have at its MOT?: The average odometer reading recorded at test is 170,141 miles. This is the mileage across all tested examples of every age, not an annual figure, so treat it as a description of the fleet rather than a target for one car.
Are most Toyota Land Cruiser Colorado models petrol or diesel?: Of the Toyota Land Cruiser Colorado cars tested, 97% are diesel, 3% are petrol. Fuel type affects which items tend to fail, particularly emissions and exhaust components.

How this was worked out

Method and limits

Figures come from the DVSA anonymised MOT testing dataset, published under the Open Government Licence. Only class 4 initial tests are counted: retests are excluded so a car appears once, and abandoned tests are excluded entirely. No adjusted rate is shown because this model's tested examples do not cover enough of the national age and mileage range for standardisation to mean anything.

An MOT measures whether a car met a legal standard on the day. It is not a breakdown record, a service history or a running-cost estimate, and a pass rate is a property of a fleet rather than a prediction about one car.