TOYOTA CELICA1997 · 1.8L Petrol
Vehicle Insight Summary
1997 TOYOTA CELICA — Petrol, 1762cc. This vehicle has 181,659 miles on record. MOT status: no valid MOT. Tax: not taxed. Review the complete history and specs.
- Fuel
- Petrol
- Year
- 1997
- Engine
- 1762cc
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.
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Full MOT History
MOT data last updated: 7/19/2026, 10:26:41 PM
Registered in 1997, this Toyota Celica with plate P809 UGK has undergone 5 MOT inspections since May 2010.
Across its entire MOT history, this Toyota has a 40% success rate (2 passes and 3 fails). Given the frequent MOT failures, it is worth checking if major repairs have been properly addressed.
The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Exhaust & Emissions (8 issues), Lighting (6 issues), Brakes (4 issues), Suspension (3 issues), Bodywork (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.
There are 9 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.
A total of 13 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3)”; “Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)”; “Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)”.
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