2007 Toyota Hilux 3.0L Diesel · GV56 WZL
2007 Toyota Hilux (3.0L, diesel). First registered 17 Jan 2007. Recorded mileage 209,358 miles. MOT expired on 13 Feb 2023.
- Make & Model
- TOYOTA HILUX
- Year / Origin
- 2007 · Canterbury
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Expired on 13 Feb 2023
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 209,358 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- Non-Compliant (Pre-Euro 6 Diesel)
- Fuel & Engine
- Diesel · 3.0L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
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GV56 WZL Key Findings
- 17 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT passed on 24/01/2022
- 209,358 miles recorded at latest MOT
- 4 historical MOT failures
- 19 defects noted at the latest MOT
- Recurring suspension items (22 mentions)
Derived directly from the recorded DVSA and DVLA data shown on this page.
GV56 WZL MOT History
Interpretation generated from the recorded test data above — not an official DVSA statement and not a substitute for an independent inspection.
17 MOT tests are recorded for this 2007 Toyota Hilux (GV56 WZL) between January 2010 and January 2022.
The record contains 13 passes and 4 failures.
The most recent test on 24 January 2022 was a pass, although the earlier record includes 4 failures that buyers may want to investigate.
Across all tests, the most frequently flagged areas are: Suspension (22 issues), Bodywork (12 issues), Brakes (7 issues), Tyres (6 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (5 issues). Repeated mentions in one area can indicate an ongoing pattern worth checking in person.
In total 65 advisory notices are recorded. Advisories flag items that passed but may need attention before the next test; they are not evidence of how well the vehicle has been serviced.
Recorded failure items include: “Offside Front Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm o”; “Central Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a bo”; “Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (7.4.B.3b)”.
GV56 WZL Mileage History
- 13/01/201088,603 mi
- 18/01/201198,477 mi+9,874 mi
- 11/01/2012107,367 mi+8,890 mi
- 11/01/2013123,233 mi+15,866 mi
- 11/01/2014142,027 mi+18,794 mi
- 10/01/2015155,098 mi+13,071 mi
- 09/01/2016169,268 mi+14,170 mi
- 09/01/2016169,268 mi
- 23/01/2017182,282 mi+13,014 mi
- 26/01/2017182,315 mi+33 mi
- 29/01/2018187,894 mi+5,579 mi
- 28/01/2019191,968 mi+4,074 mi
- 24/01/2020198,379 mi+6,411 mi
- 14/02/2020198,447 mi+68 mi
- 12/02/2021204,353 mi+5,906 mi
- 24/01/2022209,358 mi+5,005 mi
- 24/01/2022209,358 mi
Average of roughly 10,038 miles per year across 17 recorded odometer readings.
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Known faults for Toyota Toyota Hilux Mk7
Our database tracks 3 specific mechanical faults and recurring failure patterns identified across UK MOT testing stations for this generation.
MOT Roadworthiness: Below Average
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- D-4D Fuel Injector Copper Seat Washer Blow-By and Sludge FormationSerious
The 2.5 D-4D (2KD-FTV) and 3.0 D-4D (1KD-FTV) engines use copper washers to seal the common-rail fuel injectors into the cylinder head. Over time and thermal cycling, these copper washers erode, allowing hot combustion blow-by gases to escape into the rocker cover. The hot gases carbonise engine oil into thick granular sludge, which drops into the sump and clogs the oil pickup mesh strainer. This starves the engine of oil pressure, causing rattling bottom-end bearings and catastrophic engine seizure.
- Rear Chassis Ladder Frame Structural Salt CorrosionSerious
Hilux pickups used in UK agricultural, coastal, or winter-salted highway environments suffer from severe structural corrosion on the boxed steel ladder-frame chassis rails. Mud and wet road salt accumulate inside the hollow chassis sections behind the fuel tank and surrounding the rear leaf spring hanger brackets, rusting the steel rails from the inside out. This leads to chassis perforations, weakened towing strength, and failure on the annual UK MOT inspection.
- Steering Column Spiral Cable Clock Spring FailureModerate
The spiral cable (clock spring) inside the steering wheel hub assembly transfers electrical connections to the driver airbag, horn, and steering wheel controls. Through repeated steering turns over high mileage, the internal flat ribbon cable suffers fatigue and fractures. When severed, the driver airbag is disconnected, illuminating the SRS airbag warning light on the dashboard, disabling the horn, and causing an immediate MOT test failure. Subject to UK safety recall R/2014/048.
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