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TOYOTA COROLLA1997 · 1.6L Petrol

R126 DFM

Vehicle Insight Summary

1997 TOYOTA COROLLA — Petrol, 1587cc. This vehicle has 73,868 miles on record. MOT status: no valid MOT. Tax: not taxed. Review the complete history and specs.

MOT

Expired

Expires 29/04/2018

Tax

No data

Mileage: 73,868
Fuel: Petrol
Year: 1997
Engine: 1587cc

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.

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/ 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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Scrapped

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 22, 2026, 05:34 PM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

This 1997 Toyota Corolla (R126 DFM) has a recorded MOT history spanning from April 2015 to April 2017, with 5 MOT tests on record.

Across its entire MOT history, this Toyota has a 60% success rate (3 passes and 2 fails). 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: Exhaust & Emissions (5 issues), Windscreen (4 issues), Lighting (4 issues), Suspension (3 issues), Tyres (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 17 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 3 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)”; “Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)”; “Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive (7.3.D.4)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY