1987 TOYOTA MR21.6L Petrol

The 1987 Toyota MR2 presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 28 May 2025 at 103,801 miles passed with no defects recorded, following a clean pass on 9 July 2024 at 103,412 miles. The only blemish is a failure on 28 June 2024 at the same mileage, though the DVSA entry lists no defects, indicating an administrative or presentation issue rather than a mechanical fault. No advisories appear across the five recorded tests, so the visible history shows no worsening condition. Recorded mileage sits at 103,801 against roughly 39 years of age, an average of about 2,662 miles per year. The car covered only 1,179 miles between the December 2021 test at 101,623 miles and the May 2023 test at 102,762 miles, then just 650 miles to the July 2024 reading. Such low annual use suggests long standing periods, which on a 1987 chassis raises the risk of perished rubber components and seized mechanisms even where the MOT shows clean. The sparse record with a 17-month gap between 2021 and 2023 limits insight into intermediate condition. A buyer should physically inspect suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake calipers for stiffness or binding after the car's low-use dormancy. The MR2's mid-engine layout and age make subframe corrosion and sill structural integrity priority checks despite no rust advisories in the data. Tyres and wiper blades may have aged beyond safe life from time rather than wear. The absence of recorded defects implies previous owners addressed issues pre-test or the car saw gentle storage. Verify the 2024 failure cause with the test station, and commission a detailed underside inspection before purchase given the model's vulnerability to structural corrosion with age.