2001 Toyota Yaris 1.0L Petrol · GK51 BHU

The Toyota Yaris presents a broadly stable roadworthiness picture, with the most recent test on 4 November 2021 at 138,319 miles returning a pass and no defects recorded. The maintenance trend shows no worsening mechanical issues across the available history, though the two failed tests immediately prior to the passes on 2 November 2021 and 29 January 2020 carry no listed defects, indicating administrative or presentation failures rather than recorded faults. At 25 years old the vehicle sits on low recorded mileage of roughly 5,533 miles per year, which suggests light use or periods off the road. Mileage moved from 117,687 at the January 2019 pass to 127,075 by January 2020, then to 138,319 by November 2021, a gentle accumulation of under 11,000 miles across nearly three years. The jump between the January 2020 and November 2021 entries of about 11,000 miles in 22 months is consistent with the long-term average and shows no rapid wear cycle. The record is sparse and clean, with no advisories or defects logged on any pass, so the DVSA data alone gives no evidence of neglected consumables or structural decline. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of suspension bushes, coil springs, brake discs and calipers, given the car's age and the risk of corrosion on a 2001 chassis even where MOT entries show none. The unexplained fails with zero defects mean the vehicle may have been presented with documentation or identification issues rather than faults, but the tester recorded nothing on brakes, exhaust emissions or structural integrity to dispute. Verify the 15-month gap since the last test has not allowed standing-vehicle degradation such as flat-spotted tyres or seized handbrake mechanisms.