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FP51 FLH

2001 Toyota RAV4

Grey Petrol 1998cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires17 Feb 2027
Tests29 (20 pass, 9 fail)
Pass rate69%

Mileage

130,263 mi
Last recorded130,263 miles
Recorded on18 Feb 2026
Typical for 2001 Toyota RAV484,553 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationFP51 FLH
MakeToyota
ModelRAV4
Year2001
ColourGrey
Fuel typePetrol
Engine1,998cc

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MOT History

20 pass 9 fail
Pass 18 Feb 2026 130,263 miles

Central Front Oil leak, but not excessive transfer box seal (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Outer Suspension component ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))

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

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

general under body corrosion

Fail 18 Feb 2026 130,252 miles

Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect beam image (4.1.2 (c))

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

Offside Rear Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a))

Central Front Oil leak, but not excessive transfer box seal (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Outer Suspension component ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))

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

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

general under body corrosion

Pass 17 Feb 2025 128,215 miles

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

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

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

Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Vehicle structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))

floor corroded

offside and nearside inner sills corroded

rear suspension units corroded

Fail 4 Feb 2025 128,203 miles

Nearside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))

Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))

Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))

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

Offside Rear Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))

Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

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

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

Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Vehicle structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))

floor corroded

offside and nearside inner sills corroded

rear suspension units corroded

Pass 4 Jan 2024 126,203 miles

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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))

Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

general under body corrosion

Pass 9 Jan 2023 123,688 miles

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

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

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

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

general under body corrosion

Pass 8 Dec 2021 121,001 miles

Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened rear discs in poor condition (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output both lenses misted (4.1.4 (b))

rusting to underside rear

Pass 8 Dec 2020 119,049 miles

Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output misting to both headlight lenses (4.1.4 (b))

rear discs scored and rusting

rusting to underside rear

some rusting to o/s/f outrigger

Pass 10 Dec 2019 118,195 miles

Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material o/s/r upper brake pipe starting to rust by flexable (1.1.11 (c))

Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output both front lenses misted (4.1.4 (b))

both rear bump stops deteriated

rear brake discs rusting

rusting to underside rear

Pass 28 Nov 2018 117,159 miles

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

Brake pad(s) wearing thin o/s/f inner pad and some brake bind (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material o/s/r upper (1.1.11 (c))

h/light lenses misted

rusting to underside rear

Fail 28 Nov 2018 117,159 miles

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction e/m/l light on (8.2.1.2 (h))

Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively n/s/f (3.4 (b) (ii))

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

Brake pad(s) wearing thin o/s/f inner pad and some brake bind (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material o/s/r upper (1.1.11 (c))

h/light lenses misted

rusting to underside rear

Pass 6 Dec 2017 116,019 miles

engine management lamp on

Fail 5 Dec 2017 116,016 miles

Exhaust system not adequately supported broken away centre to rear section (7.1.1)

Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)

Nearside Rear side wall age cracking and cut in outer side wall. unable to see cord, however suspect cut deep enough to weaken tyre wall.

engine management lamp on

Pass 16 Dec 2016 114,850 miles

eng man light on

rear exh flange rusted

some rusting to underside rear

Fail 13 Dec 2016 114,846 miles

Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)

eng man light on

rear exh flange rusted

some rusting to underside rear

Pass 17 Dec 2015 113,255 miles

Centre Rear exhaust joint very poor condition

engine management light on

rusting to under side

Fail 17 Dec 2015 113,255 miles

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

Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)

Centre Rear exhaust joint very poor condition

engine management light on

rusting to under side

Pass 11 Dec 2014 111,429 miles

engine management light on

rusting to rear inner disc faces

rusting to rear underside

some front brake imbalance

Fail 10 Dec 2014 111,429 miles

Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)

engine management light on

rusting to rear inner disc faces

rusting to rear underside

some front brake imbalance

Pass 16 Dec 2013 109,483 miles

Nearside Front position lamp(s) deteriorated, but still visible from a reasonable distance (1.1.A.3d)

Offside Front position lamp(s) deteriorated, but still visible from a reasonable distance (1.1.A.3d)

engine management light on

exhaust corroded

nearside rear tyre wearing down close to limit

offside front brake binding slightly

rear coil springs corroded

Fail 5 Dec 2012 107,963 miles

exhaust corroded

Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)

e.m.l on

Pass 5 Dec 2012 107,963 miles

e.m.l on

exhaust corroded

Pass 2 Dec 2011 103,554 miles

EML on

Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)

suspension components corroded

wipers poor

Pass 9 Oct 2010 98,682 miles
Pass 19 Oct 2009 88,489 miles

Rear Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)

Fail 19 Oct 2009 88,489 miles

Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)

Rear Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)

Pass 24 Oct 2008 79,205 miles
Pass 20 Oct 2007 69,496 miles

rear brake discs have slight corrosion

Pass 3 Nov 2006 62,025 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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FP51 FLH is a 2001 Toyota RAV4 in Grey with a 1,998cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 29 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 69%.

Across all 2001 Toyota RAV4 models, the average MOT pass rate is 77.4% with a typical mileage of 84,553 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.

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 FP51 FLH, 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 25 years old, this Toyota RAV4 is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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FP51 FLH is a 2001 Toyota RAV4, first registered on 27 November 2001.

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