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BL51 ETV

2002 Toyota RAV4

Beige Petrol 1998cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires10 Apr 2027
Tests23 (18 pass, 5 fail)
Pass rate78.3%

Mileage

124,592 mi
Last recorded124,592 miles
Recorded on25 Mar 2026
Typical for 2002 Toyota RAV481,819 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationBL51 ETV
MakeToyota
ModelRAV4
Year2002
ColourBeige
Fuel typePetrol
Engine1,998cc

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MOT History

18 pass 5 fail
Pass 25 Mar 2026 124,592 miles

Front Coil spring corroded Both Sides. (5.3.1 (b) (i))

General body corrosion.

Headlamp lens slightly defective Both Sides. (4.1.1 (b) (i))

Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b))

Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))

Pass 11 Apr 2025 119,911 miles

Coil spring corroded both front (5.3.1 (b) (i))

General front & rear body corrosion

Headlamp lens slightly defective both front (4.1.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b))

Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Fail 10 Apr 2025 119,909 miles

Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Coil spring corroded both front (5.3.1 (b) (i))

General front & rear body corrosion

Headlamp lens slightly defective both front (4.1.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b))

Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Pass 25 Mar 2022 115,984 miles

Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))

Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

under body has corrosion

Fail 21 Mar 2022 115,970 miles

Front Headlamp lens seriously defective both sides (4.1.1 (b) (ii))

Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))

Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

under body has corrosion

Pass 4 Jan 2021 111,667 miles

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Offside & Nearside (1.1.11 (c))

Pass 6 Jul 2019 106,793 miles

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive wheel arch (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened offside & nearside (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material offside & nearside (1.1.11 (c))

Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))

Rear Inner Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive offside & nearside wheel arches (7.1.1 (a) (i))

Windscreen wiper blade defective offside & nearside (3.4 (b) (i))

fuel tank is corroded & look to have been repaired

Fail 26 Jun 2019 106,793 miles

Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

Offside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength wheel arch (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive wheel arch (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened offside & nearside (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material offside & nearside (1.1.11 (c))

Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))

Rear Inner Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive offside & nearside wheel arches (7.1.1 (a) (i))

Windscreen wiper blade defective offside & nearside (3.4 (b) (i))

fuel tank is corroded & look to have been repaired

Pass 12 Jan 2018 100,466 miles

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin offside & nearside (3.5.1g)

Headlamp deteriorated but light output not reduced offside & nearside (1.7.5a)

Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front Seat belt stitching slightly frayed (5.2.2b)

Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded offside & nearside (3.6.B.2c)

Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)

front bumper damage and covered by tape

Pass 16 Jan 2017 89,205 miles

Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases centre & rear (7.1.2)

Headlamp deteriorated but light output not reduced offside & nearside (1.7.5a)

Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit 2mm & worn smooth on inner edge (4.1.E.1)

Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded offside & nearside (3.6.B.2c)

Pass 12 Jan 2016 78,241 miles

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit 2mm (4.1.E.1)

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit 2mm and worn on inner edge (4.1.E.1)

Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit 2.5mm (4.1.E.1)

Offside Rear tyre worn on inner edge

Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)

Pass 7 Jan 2015 66,051 miles

Oil leak

Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)

Pass 14 Dec 2013 59,817 miles

Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Offside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

exhaust tial box corroded

Pass 14 Dec 2012 54,699 miles

Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Pass 9 Dec 2011 48,901 miles
Fail 9 Dec 2010 44,257 miles

Nearside Front Brake hose twisted (found during steering lock to lock check) (2.2.D.2b)

Pass 9 Dec 2010 44,257 miles
Pass 14 Dec 2009 39,734 miles
Pass 18 Dec 2008 35,460 miles
Pass 15 Dec 2007 31,078 miles

Nearside Inner Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Offside Inner Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Fail 13 Dec 2007 30,995 miles

Front registration plate character(s) laid out in an incorrect format (6.3.4f)

Rear registration plate character(s) laid out in an incorrect format (6.3.4f)

Nearside Inner Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Offside Inner Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Pass 16 Dec 2006 24,666 miles
Pass 17 Dec 2005 17,659 miles

How Reliable is the Toyota RAV4?

Based on 1,827,031 MOT tests across 166,014 vehicles.

79.8%
Pass Rate
6,112
Miles/Year
32
Year Lifespan
166,014
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 26,391
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 22,816
Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick 20,079
Brake pipe excessively corroded 17,023
position lamp(s) not working 15,294
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BL51 ETV is a 2002 Toyota RAV4 in Beige with a 1,998cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 23 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 78.3%.

Across all 2002 Toyota RAV4 models, the average MOT pass rate is 77.7% with a typical mileage of 81,819 miles. This particular vehicle has performed better than the average for its year.

The most common reason a Toyota RAV4 fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 26,391 recorded failures. If you're considering buying BL51 ETV, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Toyota RAV4 typically stays on UK roads for around 32 years. At 24 years old, this Toyota RAV4 is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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BL51 ETV is a 2002 Toyota RAV4, first registered on 5 January 2002.

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