2021 Toyota Yaris Design HEV CVT 1.5L Hybrid electric (clean) · FV21 DWE

The vehicle holds a current MOT pass issued on 27 May 2026 at 76,745 miles, yet the maintenance trend is clearly worsening. Just four days earlier, on 23 May 2026 at 76,743 miles, the same car failed with multiple active defects. The tester flagged a heavily delaminated rear registration plate, a nail in the offside front tyre, both front tyres worn to the legal limit, rear brake pads wearing thin, and rear brake discs described as heavily scored and corroded. A nearside rear wheel bearing with excessive play and a smearing front wiper were also recorded. Most of these items were carried forward as advisories into the subsequent pass, meaning the car technically passed with known deterioration still present rather than after proper repair. The mileage accumulation is high for a 2021 hybrid, averaging roughly 15,349 miles per year. Between the clean pass on 18 May 2024 at 43,118 miles and the clean pass on 16 May 2025 at 58,825 miles, the car covered 15,707 miles in twelve months. That rate then appears to have slowed slightly, with only 17,920 miles added over the following twelve months leading to the May 2026 tests. The record is sparse, with only four entries across five years, but the two most recent tests are revealing. The jump from a completely clean bill of health in May 2025 to a failure riddled with brake, tyre, and bearing defects by May 2026 suggests the last year of use has taken a toll on consumable and mechanical components without commensurate upkeep. A buyer should treat the rear brake assembly as the primary concern. The discs are heavily scored and corroded on both sides, and the pads were flagged as wearing thin at the same inspection. Surface scoring of that depth on a hybrid is unusual unless the vehicle has sat stationary for extended periods, allowing corrosion to eat into the disc faces. The nearside rear wheel bearing with excessive play is another item that demands immediate verification. A bearing in that condition will produce a low drone that worsens under load and, if ignored, risks catastrophic hub failure. Both front tyres were worn to the legal limit and edged out at the May 2026 test, suggesting alignment or suspension geometry issues rather than simple neglect. The front brake discs were also noted as worn, though not excessively, meaning the entire braking system is approaching a full replacement cycle. Beyond the flagged items, the inspection should focus on the structural integrity of the rear subframe and suspension mounting points given the corrosion pattern on the brake discs. Standing water or infrequent use can accelerate corrosion on brake backplates and hub faces, and the same environment attacks underbody components. The front wiper smear is minor, but it points to a wiper blade that has not been replaced in some time, which mirrors the general pattern of deferred consumable maintenance visible across the record. The hybrid battery's state of health should also be verified independently, as high annual mileage in a city-domiciled hybrid can mask deeper cell degradation that a standard MOT will never detect.