2008 Toyota Hilux 2.5L Diesel · PF58 MYS
2008 Toyota Hilux (2.5L, diesel). First registered 09 Dec 2008. Recorded mileage 129,719 miles. MOT expired on 26 Apr 2026.
- Make & Model
- TOYOTA HILUX
- Year / Origin
- 2008 · Preston
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Expired on 26 Apr 2026
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 129,719 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- Non-Compliant (Pre-Euro 6 Diesel)
- Fuel & Engine
- Diesel · 2.5L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
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PF58 MYS Key Findings
- 12 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT passed on 28/04/2025
- 129,719 miles recorded at latest MOT
- 4 historical MOT failures
- No defects recorded at the latest MOT
- Recurring brakes items (14 mentions)
Derived directly from the recorded DVSA and DVLA data shown on this page.
PF58 MYS MOT History
Interpretation generated from the recorded test data above — not an official DVSA statement and not a substitute for an independent inspection.
12 MOT tests are recorded for this 2008 Toyota Hilux (PF58 MYS) between September 2017 and April 2025.
The record contains 8 passes and 4 failures.
The most recent test on 28 April 2025 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: Brakes (14 issues), Lighting (2 issues), Bodywork (2 issues), Steering (1 issue), Suspension (1 issue). Repeated mentions in one area can indicate an ongoing pattern worth checking in person.
In total 6 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: “Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i))”; “Nearside Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Low Brake Reading ... Possible Oil / Fluid Leak in Drum (1.2.1 (b) (i))”; “Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))”.
PF58 MYS Mileage History
- 21/09/201794,903 mi
- 15/09/2018101,038 mi+6,135 mi
- 21/09/2019106,803 mi+5,765 mi
- 17/09/2020111,848 mi+5,045 mi
- 30/09/2020111,892 mi+44 mi
- 22/09/2021117,762 mi+5,870 mi
- 27/09/2021117,827 mi+65 mi
- 21/09/2022121,814 mi+3,987 mi
- 29/11/2022121,825 mi+11 mi
- 18/11/2023124,564 mi+2,739 mi
- 18/11/2023124,564 mi
- 28/04/2025129,719 mi+5,155 mi
Average of roughly 4,581 miles per year across 12 recorded odometer readings.
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Known faults for Toyota Toyota Hilux Mk7
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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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