2005 Toyota Hilux 2.5L Diesel · WR55 KHT
2005 Toyota Hilux (2.5L, diesel). First registered 22 Dec 2005. Recorded mileage 107,088 miles. MOT expired on 22 Dec 2022.
- Make & Model
- TOYOTA HILUX
- Year / Origin
- 2005 · Bristol
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Expired on 22 Dec 2022
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 107,088 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- Non-Compliant (Pre-Euro 6 Diesel)
- Fuel & Engine
- Diesel · 2.5L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
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WR55 KHT Key Findings
- 17 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT passed on 02/12/2021
- 107,088 miles recorded at latest MOT
- 3 historical MOT failures
- No defects recorded at the latest MOT
- Recurring suspension items (5 mentions)
Derived directly from the recorded DVSA and DVLA data shown on this page.
WR55 KHT 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 2005 Toyota Hilux (WR55 KHT) between December 2008 and December 2021.
The record contains 14 passes and 3 failures.
The most recent test on 02 December 2021 was a pass, although the earlier record includes 3 failures that buyers may want to investigate.
Across all tests, the most frequently flagged areas are: Suspension (5 issues), Brakes (4 issues), Lighting (3 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (2 issues). Repeated mentions in one area can indicate an ongoing pattern worth checking in person.
In total 10 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 Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)”.
WR55 KHT Mileage History
- 09/12/200837,920 mi
- 09/12/200837,920 mi
- 15/12/200944,319 mi+6,399 mi
- 15/12/200944,319 mi
- 14/12/201050,679 mi+6,360 mi
- 14/12/201156,826 mi+6,147 mi
- 12/12/201262,555 mi+5,729 mi
- 12/12/201367,569 mi+5,014 mi
- 02/12/201473,487 mi+5,918 mi
- 01/12/201577,827 mi+4,340 mi
- 01/12/201577,827 mi
- 28/11/201682,503 mi+4,676 mi
- 27/11/201787,501 mi+4,998 mi
- 12/12/201892,749 mi+5,248 mi
- 25/11/201998,415 mi+5,666 mi
- 01/12/2020102,885 mi+4,470 mi
- 02/12/2021107,088 mi+4,203 mi
Average of roughly 5,329 miles per year across 17 recorded odometer readings.
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Known faults for Toyota Toyota Hilux Mk7
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MOT Roadworthiness: 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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