TOYOTA AYGO2013 · 1.0L PETROL

The Toyota Aygo passed its most recent MOT on 30 January 2026 at 53,628 miles, but the record shows a worsening maintenance trend. Two days earlier on 28 January 2026 at 53,622 miles the car failed on a torn front wiper, incorrect-colour offside indicator, excessively binding offside rear brake, and the same tyre and corrosion advisories. The owner cleared the failure items quickly, yet the January 2026 pass still carried a defective rear wiper, badly worn and cracked front inner tyres at 3mm, corroded front sub-frame, and split anti-roll bar bushes both sides. Recurring brake and steering-linkage faults point to deferred upkeep rather than a clean history. At roughly 4,125 miles per year the Aygo is low mileage for a 2013 car. The record confirms light use: 46,090 miles in January 2023, 49,348 in January 2024 with no defects, 51,315 in January 2025, and 53,628 by January 2026. Annual increments stay under 4,300 miles with no gaps in testing. Low mileage has not prevented wear, however. Standing periods likely contributed to perishing tyres and bush degradation noted from 2023 onward. A buyer should inspect the front sub-frame corrosion in person to judge whether it has spread since the January 2026 test classed it not seriously weakened. The offside rear brake bound excessively in January 2026 after only binding non-excessively in January 2025; a caliper or handbrake mechanism may be seizing and needs strip-checking. Both front anti-roll bar link pins or bushes are split and perished and must be replaced. Front inner tyres showed edge wear from January 2025 and were on indicators with cracking by January 2026, so suspension geometry and tyre condition require verification. Rear wiper and indicator colour faults suggest basic checks were skipped before testing. The Aygo is roadworthy today but carries unresolved wear that previous owners patched for the pass rather than fixed.