2004 Toyota Corolla 1.4L Diesel · FP54 TLV

The vehicle currently holds no valid MOT pass, with the most recent test on 20 August 2025 at 112,622 miles resulting in a failure carrying no recorded defects. This pattern repeats across the history: failures on 23 August 2024 at 105,759 miles and 5 September 2023 at 98,500 miles were each followed within days by passes with no defects logged. The maintenance trend is neither stable nor worsening in a mechanical sense, but the repeated fail-pass cycles on the same dates suggest administrative or presentation issues at testing rather than resolved faults, leaving the true roadworthiness unverified by the record. Recorded mileage shows light use for a 2004 Corolla, rising from 98,500 miles in September 2023 to 112,622 miles by August 2025, an average of roughly 5,119 miles per year. The gaps between tests are short, with the 2024 and 2023 failures occurring one to four days before the subsequent passes, indicating the car was presented, rejected, then immediately retested. No rapid accumulation or long standing periods are evident from the figures, though the low total mileage means consumable wear may be lower than age suggests while rubber components and fluids could degrade through time rather than use. A buyer must inspect the car in person given the unexplained failures. The DVSA entries flag no advisories on suspension bushes, coil springs, brake discs, calipers, exhaust emissions, or corrosion, yet a failure with no defects recorded offers no assurance of structural integrity or mechanical condition. Previous owners presented the car for test without addressing whatever caused the rejection, implying minimal pre-test preparation. Prior to purchase, a qualified technician should assess chassis for rust, check brake operation for binding, and confirm tyre condition and emissions against current standards. The clean pass records provide no evidence of neglect, but the repeated undocumented failures mean the vehicle's actual state remains unknown from the MOT history alone.