2010 Toyota Yaris TR VVT-I 1.3L Petrol · IIG 5458

The vehicle presents a stable roadworthiness profile, with the most recent test on 31 May 2025 at 69,543 miles returning a pass and no defects recorded. As of mid-July 2026 that certificate is fourteen months old, meaning a new MOT is required before road legal use. Prior examinations show the same clean outcome, establishing a consistent maintenance trend free of escalating mechanical concerns. The only anomaly appears in the 24 May 2025 test at 69,354 miles, where the tester issued a failure yet logged no defects; seven days later the Yaris passed without correction, indicating an administrative or presentation irregularity rather than a latent fault. Mileage data reveals a low overall average for a 2010 registration, totalling 69,543 miles across sixteen years. The available MOT chain begins on 13 June 2022 at 40,313 miles, then rises to 49,487 miles by 14 July 2023, 59,148 miles on 27 May 2024, and 69,543 miles by May 2025. That equates to roughly nine to ten thousand miles added each year since 2022, a steady cadence with no abrupt accumulation. Records before 2022 are absent, so early-life usage cannot be verified, but the recent pattern suggests the car saw regular local use rather than long storage. No advisories for suspension bushes, brake discs, coil springs, corrosion or exhaust emissions appear in any test, which implies previous owners prepared the car well or light mileage suppressed wear. A clean sheet does not exempt a sixteen-year-old Toyota from age-related degradation. The buyer should physically inspect structural integrity at sills and subframes for hidden rust, confirm suspension components are free of perished bushes, and verify brake calipers do not bind after prolonged standing. The unexplained failure without defects hints at a paperwork lapse rather than neglected mechanics, yet the V5 and test documentation must be checked in person.