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TOYOTA RAV41999 · 2.0L PETROL

T557 SWV

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1999 TOYOTA RAV4? It's a PETROL with a 1998cc engine showing 126,598 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 12/11/2020

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 01/04/2020

Mileage: 126,598
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1999
Engine: 1998cc

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

/ 100 · Poor

Public record health check: Poor.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

✓ Taxed

✓ Good MOT pass rate (80%)

✗ 2 dangerous defects found recently

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Stolen

Locked

Finance

Locked

Write-off

Locked

Salvage

Locked

Imported

Locked

Exported

Locked

Scrapped

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Destruction

Locked

V5C Logbook

Locked

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 22, 2026, 12:20 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1999 Toyota Rav4 (T557 SWV), we found 5 MOT results in the period of April 2016 to May 2019.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 80% of its MOT tests, totaling 4 passes against 1 fails. This is a strong MOT track record, suggesting the vehicle has been well-maintained.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (5 issues), Lighting (4 issues), Tyres (2 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (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 3 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Rear Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))”; “Offside Front Brake hose damaged and likely to fail (1.1.12 (a))”; “Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY