1997 TOYOTA CARINA1.8L PETROL

Checking the history for this 1997 Toyota Carina (P385 ECJ), we found 5 MOT results in the period of November 2023 to October 2025.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 60% pass rate, with 3 passes and 2 failures recorded. The pass rate is roughly in line with national averages for vehicles of this age.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (5 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (3 issues), Lighting (1 issue), Tyres (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 2 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 11 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Rear Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Inner A”; “Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.2.1 (b))”; “Offside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel pressure not maintained (1.2.1 (a) (i))”.