2011 Toyota Hilux 3.0L Diesel · SY61 WYH
2011 Toyota Hilux (3.0L, diesel). First registered 24 Nov 2011. Recorded mileage 204,371 miles. MOT expired on 26 Nov 2024.
- Make & Model
- TOYOTA HILUX
- Year / Origin
- 2011 · Inverness
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Expired on 26 Nov 2024
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 204,371 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- Non-Compliant (Pre-Euro 6 Diesel)
- Fuel & Engine
- Diesel · 3.0L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
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SY61 WYH Key Findings
- 5 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT passed on 27/11/2023
- 204,371 miles recorded at latest MOT
- 2 historical MOT failures
- No defects recorded at the latest MOT
Derived directly from the recorded DVSA and DVLA data shown on this page.
SY61 WYH MOT History
Interpretation generated from the recorded test data above — not an official DVSA statement and not a substitute for an independent inspection.
5 MOT tests are recorded for this 2011 Toyota Hilux (SY61 WYH) between November 2021 and November 2023.
The record contains 3 passes and 2 failures.
The most recent test on 27 November 2023 was a pass, although the earlier record includes 2 failures that buyers may want to investigate.
SY61 WYH Mileage History
- 01/11/2021154,063 mi
- 04/10/2022177,664 mi+23,601 mi
- 05/10/2022177,664 mi
- 14/11/2023204,364 mi+26,700 mi
- 27/11/2023204,371 mi+7 mi
Average of roughly 24,307 miles per year across 5 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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