2004 Toyota Yaris 1.3L Petrol · AF04 GEY

The 2004 Toyota Yaris presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 27 August 2025 at 73,984 miles passed with no defects recorded, continuing an unbroken run of clean MOT results across the prior three years. The mileage pattern shows exceptionally low use for a 22-year-old vehicle. Between the 19 January 2022 test at 73,273 miles and the 27 August 2025 test at 73,984 miles, the car covered only 711 miles over three and a half years, averaging roughly 203 miles per year. The records show no gaps in annual testing and no advisories or failures at any point, indicating the previous keeper kept the car through its MOT obligations but drove it very little. Such low accumulated distance paired with long standing periods often hides aged rubber components and fluid degradation not captured by a pass result. A buyer should still inspect the suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake calipers for stiffness or corrosion caused by inactivity rather than wear. The DVSA tester recorded no structural integrity concerns or exhaust emissions faults, yet standing vehicles commonly develop surface rust on sills and subframes unseen in a pass certificate. Given the clean history and minimal mileage, a pre-purchase check should focus on perishable items: tyre sidewall cracking, brake disc pitting from moisture, and degraded coolant or brake fluid. The absence of advisories means no recurring mechanical trend exists, but the age alone warrants verification of underbody condition before purchase.