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Toyota Land Cruiser, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls

23,371 Toyota Land Cruisers are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 72.8% of initial MOT tests, 0.5 points above the 72.3% UK average.

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Toyota Land Cruiser at the MOT

72.8% of 21,087 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Land Cruiser 296th of 575 models. Toyota Land Cruisers aged 3 to 5 years passed 88.9% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 68.1%.

First-time pass rate, 2025

Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.

  • Toyota Land Cruiser72.8%
  • All Toyota modelsThe Land Cruiser is 2.3 pts behind75.1%
  • All cars72.3%

Pass rate by age at test

Toyota Land Cruiser tests in 2025.

  • 3 to 5 years1,534 tests88.9%
  • 6 to 10 years2,916 tests85.1%
  • 11 years and over15,880 tests68.1%

Where Land Cruisers fail

Share of all failure items recorded on Toyota Land Cruiser tests in 2025.

  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment21.6%
  • Suspension21.3%
  • Brakes20.1%
  • Body, chassis, structure15.7%
  • Visibility5.7%

The items testers recorded most often were position lamp not working (4.2%), chassis condition or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (3.6%) and component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (3.4%).

The MOT page lists every common Land Cruiser MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.

Full Toyota Land Cruiser MOT record

What to look at on a viewing

The Land Cruiser's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.

  1. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

    Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting.21.6% of Land Cruiser failure items

  2. Suspension

    Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters.21.3% of Land Cruiser failure items

  3. Brakes

    Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing.20.1% of Land Cruiser failure items

Toyota Land Cruisers in the UK

23,371 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has fallen 28% since the end of 2014.

Change since 2014
−28%from 32,570 licensed
First registered in 2025
1,213against 1,489 in 2023
Declared off the road
10,20230% of those registered, under SORN

Licensed Toyota Land Cruisers since 2014

Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.

Show the figures
DateLicensed
End of 201432,570
End of 201532,005
End of 201631,391
End of 201729,898
End of 201828,763
End of 201927,740
End of 202026,528
End of 202125,728
End of 202225,220
End of 202324,545
End of 202423,776
End of 202523,565
End of June 202623,371

Land Cruiser engines and fuel

3.0 litre engines made up 51% of Toyota Land Cruiser MOT tests in 2025, followed by 2.8 litre at 19%. Diesel accounts for 93% of licensed Land Cruisers and petrol for 5.6%.

Engine size at MOT, 2025

Share of 21,072 initial MOT tests in 2025.

  • 3.0 litre50.7%
  • 2.8 litre19.3%
  • 4.2 litre17.2%
  • 4.5 litre5.8%
  • 4.7 litre3%

Fuel type, licensed Land Cruisers

DfT licensing statistics, June 2026.

FuelLicensedShare
Petrol1,3146%
Diesel21,68993%
Battery electric1<0.1%
Hybrid electric2491%
Gas1180.5%

Toyota Land Cruiser recalls

11 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Toyota Land Cruiser. The 8 most recent are below. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every Land Cruiser is affected.

  1. Dec 2025 R/2025/466

    Parking Assist ECU reprogram on multiple models

    Land Cruisers built Feb 2024 to Sep 2025 · 31,897 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    For certain vehicles equipped with a Parking Assist ECU a component of the Panoramic View Monitor (PVM) system that displays the rear view image the software may cause the rear view image to freeze or not display
    Remedy
    Reprogram the parking assist ECU.

  2. Nov 2019 R/2019/332

    Improper tightening of the fuel pipe may lead to leakage and engine stall

    Land Cruisers built Mar 2019 to Apr 2019 · 87 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Remedy
    Replace the fuel inlet pipe and clamp

  3. Nov 2017 R/2017/251

    Driver and/or front passenger airbag may fail to deploy as intended

    6 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    An incorrect specification driver or front passenger air bag assembly may have been installed during production. As a result the airbag(s) may not deploy as intended.
    Remedy
    On affected vehicles replace the air bag with the correct module.

  4. Jun 2017 R/2017/133

    EGR flange could corrode and crack

    Land Cruisers built Jun 2015 to Jan 2016 · 589 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The urea water injector mounting flange on the exhaust front pipe may fail and allow the urea water injector to separate from the front pipe. This situation could result in noncompliance with requirements prescribed in applicable safety or emission regulations in the involved countries.
    Remedy
    Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected and replace front exhaust pipe.

  5. Oct 2016 R/2016/012

    Curtain airbags and seat belt pre-tensioners may deploy incorrectly

    Land Cruisers built Apr 2002 to Jun 2006 · 3,489 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Due to improper programming of the airbag system in the Airbag Sensor Assembly (airbag control module) there is a possibility that the Airbag Sensor Assembly may erroneously detect a rollover and deploy the Curtain Shield Airbags (CSA) and seat belt pre-tensioners. The deployment of the CSA could cause minor injury to a vehicle occupant.
    Remedy
    Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected and replace the Airbag Control Unit.

  6. Aug 2010 R/2010/108

    Loss of steering control

    Land Cruisers built Jul 2002 to Sep 2006 · 353 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    If the vehicle is subject to unusually severe impacts to the front wheel it is possible that the fixing component on the steering shaft can become disengaged. If this occurs and the steering is repeatedly placed on full lock it is possible that over time the steering shaft could become disconnected so resulting in loss of directional control.
    Remedy
    Recall affected vehicles to check shaft and relace fixing component with a new design. If the shaft is found to be damaged this will be relaced also.

  7. Nov 2006 R/2006/091

    Possible loss of drive

    Land Cruisers built Apr 1996 to Jan 1999 · 7,606 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Due to insufficient strength of the rear axle drive shaft flange a fracture might develop under certain driving conditions. In the worst case the flange may become detached causing the vehicle to become immobilised.
    Remedy
    Recalled vehicles will have the right and left hand rear axle drive shafts replaced.

  8. Jul 2005 R/2005/064

    Possibility of the lower ball joints wearing prematurely and possibly separating

    Land Cruisers built May 2001 to Dec 2001 · 2,218 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Due to a manufacturing issue with the fron t suspension lower ball joints there is a possibility that the surgace of the ball joints may have been scrateched. If the vehicle is operated gor an extended period of time in this condition the ball joints may experience excessive wear and looseness causing noise and vibration in the front suspension. In extreme cases the lower ball joints may separate from the knuckle causing a loss of vehicle steering control.
    Remedy
    Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected and replace the lower suspension control arm ball joints.
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Toyota Land Cruiser FAQs

How many Toyota Land Cruisers are there in the UK?

23,371 Toyota Land Cruisers were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 10,202 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.

Is the Toyota Land Cruiser reliable?

MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 72.8% first-time pass rate for the Toyota Land Cruiser across 21,087 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.

Has the Toyota Land Cruiser had any recalls?

11 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Toyota Land Cruiser. The most recent was published in December 2025. A recall applies to vehicles built in a set period, so check a specific car on the GOV.UK vehicle recall checker.

What should I check before buying a used Toyota Land Cruiser?

On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, suspension and brakes. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.

How do I check a Toyota Land Cruiser's history?

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Across the 1,548 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the Toyota history check. To confirm a car's identity, see the Toyota VIN check.

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MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Recalls are from the DVSA vehicle recalls data, with recalls launched up to October 2026. Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.