TOYOTA YARIS2005 · 1.3L Petrol

The Toyota Yaris presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 23 July 2025 at 17,523 miles returned a pass with no defects recorded, though the same date also shows a failed attempt with no defects listed, suggesting an administrative or procedural rejection rather than a mechanical fault. Across the prior four years the vehicle passed every test cleanly, with the 2024, 2023, and 2022 examinations all recording zero advisories. The mileage pattern indicates exceptionally light use for a 21-year-old car. From the 2022 test at 17,015 miles to the 2025 test at 17,523 miles the odometer advanced only 508 miles across three years, averaging roughly 834 miles per year overall. The record shows no gaps exceeding thirteen months between tests and no sudden accumulation, so the history is sparse but clean with no warning signs of neglected intervals. A buyer should still inspect the vehicle in person for issues that MOT tests at low mileage may not expose. Long standing periods invite perished rubber components such as suspension bushes, degraded coolant hoses, and flat-spotted tyres, none of which the clean advisories would have flagged. The absence of corrosion or brake defects in the record is reassuring, but check underneath for structural rust on sills and subframes given the car's age. Verify the 23 July 2025 failure with no defects was a clerical matter and obtain the V5C to confirm the low mileage is genuine. Given the minimal wear shown, the mechanical risk is low, but a pre-purchase inspection remains sensible to catch age-related perishing not visible in the MOT data.