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TOYOTA COROLLA1997 · 2.0L Diesel

P299 MBY

Vehicle Insight Summary

This 1997 TOYOTA COROLLA is a Diesel vehicle with a 1975cc engine. Currently it has no valid MOT recorded and is not currently taxed. The latest recorded mileage is 136,468.

MOT
Expired
Expires 30/03/2009
Tax
No data
Fuel
Diesel
Year
1997
Engine
1975cc
Expert AI · Mechanic's Insight

This vehicle has not had an MOT in the past 5 years and may no longer be on the road. Automatic AI analysis has been skipped.

Free vehicle health score

45
/ 100 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed
! Tax Status Unknown
! Average MOT pass rate (60%)
! Older vehicle
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Finance
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Write-off
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Salvage
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Imported
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Exported
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Scrapped
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Destruction
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V5C Logbook
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Full MOT History

MOT data last updated: 7/20/2026, 6:39:48 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this Toyota Corolla (P299 MBY) from 1997 show a total of 5 MOT tests between February 2006 and April 2009.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 60% of its MOT tests, totaling 3 passes against 2 fails. While not perfect, the history shows a relatively typical pattern of MOT passes and fails.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (3 issues), Tyres (2 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (2 issues), Lighting (1 issue), Windscreen (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

A total of 12 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)”; “Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)”; “Emissions not tested (7.0)”.

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