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102,006 miBelow or average mileage for this year
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Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases manifold (6.1.2 (a))
Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened + all suspension arms corroding and bushes splitting. (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Nearside Front outer sill corroded not within prescribed areas
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing +side wall damaged. (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened + all suspension arms corroding and bushes splitting. (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Rear body work corroded at rear both sides not within prescribed areas
Rear front to rear breather pipes to fuel tank heavily corroded.
both front back plates corroded.
Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))
Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced outer sill (£45). (7.1.1 (a) (i))
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases manifold (6.1.2 (a))
Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened + all suspension arms corroding and bushes splitting. (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Nearside Front outer sill corroded not within prescribed areas
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing +side wall damaged. (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened + all suspension arms corroding and bushes splitting. (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Rear body work corroded at rear both sides not within prescribed areas
Rear front to rear breather pipes to fuel tank heavily corroded.
both front back plates corroded.
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases from manifold (6.1.2 (a))
Nearside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear slightly corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material slightly corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect both rear (5.3.2 (b))
body work corroded at rear both sides not within prescribed areas
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases from manifold (6.1.2 (a))
Nearside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear slightly corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material slightly corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect both rear (5.3.2 (b))
body work corroded at rear both sides not within prescribed areas
Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material nearside front to rear slightly corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases from around manifold area (6.1.2 (a))
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect has a slight leak (5.3.2 (b))
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing slightly perished (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material slightly corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracking between tread (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing from engine (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
corrosion on body behind rear bumper at both sides but not in a prescribed area
Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material nearside front to rear slightly corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases from around manifold area (6.1.2 (a))
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect has a slight leak (5.3.2 (b))
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing slightly perished (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material slightly corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracking between tread (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing from engine (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
corrosion on body behind rear bumper at both sides but not in a prescribed area
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases centre and intermediate pipes (6.1.2 (a))
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
offside and nearside rear inner side panels corroded
secondary bonnet catch faulty
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases rear silencer (6.1.2 (a))
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases centre and intermediate pipes (6.1.2 (a))
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
offside and nearside rear inner side panels corroded
secondary bonnet catch faulty
Both rear lower archs/valance corroded.
Central Brake pipe slightly corroded both (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Battery insecure (1.9.1)
Both rear lower archs/valance corroded.
Central Brake pipe slightly corroded both (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade insecure (8.2.2)
Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
both rear corner valances + n/s/rear lower wheel arch corroded [not in prescribed areas]
corrosion in front coil springs
corrosion in front to rear brake + fuel pipes
corrosion in o/s/f brake pipe
corrosion started in rear sill backs
corrosion started in rear suspension lower arms
front brake back plates corroded
n/s wiper split on end
slight blow on exhaust back box
slight play in rear anti-roll bar mounting bushes
corrosion started under vehicle
o/s/f brake pipe corroded
oil cooler pipes behind radiator badly corroded
play in rear anti-roll bar mounting bushes [not excessive]
rear corner valances + n/s/r lower wheel arch corroded[ not prescribed area]
small chip in n/s of windscreen
Offside Rear position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
corrosion started under vehicle
o/s/f brake pipe corroded
oil cooler pipes behind radiator badly corroded
play in rear anti-roll bar mounting bushes [not excessive]
rear corner valances + n/s/r lower wheel arch corroded[ not prescribed area]
small chip in n/s of windscreen
corrosion in rear suspension arms
corrosion started in both rear sill backs
exhaust corroding + blowing slightly at rear
front to rear fuel pipes corroded
n/s/front to rear brake pipe corroding
n/s/r corner valance corroded [not in prescribed area]
o/s/f brake pipe corroded
power steering pipes in front of radiator corroded
slight play in rear anti-roll bar mounting bushes
unable to check o/s/r seatbelt [childseat]
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Offside Front Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
corrosion in rear suspension arms
corrosion started in both rear sill backs
exhaust corroding + blowing slightly at rear
front to rear fuel pipes corroded
n/s/front to rear brake pipe corroding
n/s/r corner valance corroded [not in prescribed area]
nail in n/s/r tyre
o/s wiper split
o/s/f brake pipe corroded
power steering pipes in front of radiator corroded
slight play in rear anti-roll bar mounting bushes
unable to check o/s/r seatbelt [childseat]
corrosion in brake pipe to n/s/r flexy hose + o/s/f, unable to check properly due to coating
corrosion in rear suspension arms
corrosion starting in o/s/f floor
corrosion starting in rear sill backs
n/s/r corner valance corroded but not in prescribed area
o/s wiper split
o/s/f tyre splitting close to inner cords [185/60/14h]
secondary bonnet catch faulty
slight play in rear anti-roll bar mounting bushes
small chip in n/s of windscreen
Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
corrosion in brake pipe to n/s/r flexy hose + o/s/f, unable to check properly due to coating
corrosion in rear suspension arms
corrosion starting in o/s/f floor
corrosion starting in rear sill backs
n/s/r corner valance corroded but not in prescribed area
o/s wiper split
o/s/f tyre splitting close to inner cords [185/60/14h]
secondary bonnet catch faulty
slight play in rear anti-roll bar mounting bushes
small chip in n/s of windscreen
both front tyres splitting on tread [ not yet to inner cords 185/60/14h]
corrosion started in n/s/front to rear brake pipe
corrosion started in o/s/f brake pipe
n/s/r corner valance corroded [ not a prescribed area]
o/s wiper streaking slightly
slight blow on exhaust back box
small chip in n/s of windscreen
unable to check brake + fuel pipes properly due to covers
unable to check rear seatbelts properly due to childseats
wear in rear anti-roll bar bushes
Offside Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
both front tyres splitting on tread [ not yet to inner cords 185/60/14h]
corrosion started in n/s/front to rear brake pipe
corrosion started in o/s/f brake pipe
n/s/r corner valance corroded [ not a prescribed area]
o/s wiper streaking slightly
slight blow on exhaust back box
small chip in n/s of windscreen
unable to check brake + fuel pipes properly due to covers
unable to check rear seatbelts properly due to childseats
wear in rear anti-roll bar bushes
all 4 coil springs corroding
brake pipes to both rear flexy hoses corroding
corrosion starting under vehicle
front brake back plates corroding
n/s + o/s/r end valances corroded but not a prescribed area
n/s/f tyre worn on stepped edges of tread [185/60/14h]
slight wear in rear anti-roll bar mounting bushes
unable to check condition of some brake + fuel pipes due to covers
unable to check o/s/r seatbelt due to childseat
brake pipes to rear flexy hoses started to corrode
n/s/f tyre sidewall damaged but not to inner cords + worn on stepped edges of tread [185/60/14h]
unable to check condition of some brake pipes due to covers
unable to check o/s/r seatbelt due to childseat
brake pipe to o/s/r flexy hose started to corrode
n/s/f tyre worn to 1.6mm legal limit on edges [185/60/14h]
rear suspension arms starting to corrode
slight play in rear anti-roll bar bushes
unable to check some brake pipe conditions due to covers
brake pipe to o/s/r flexy hose corroding
n/s/f tyre wearing on edges
nail in o/s/r tyre
slight play in n/s + o/s/r anti-roll bar bushes
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split (2.5.C.1a)
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Offside rear brake binding (3.7.B.1) DANGEROUS
brake pipe to o/s/r flexy hose corroding
n/s/f tyre wearing on edges
nail in o/s/r tyre
slight play in n/s + o/s/r anti-roll bar bushes
Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance (1.2.1d)
o/sfront c.v boot starting to split
exhaust slight blow on front box
front pads low
o/s/f cv boot wareing
o/s/f wiper slight split
rear brake pipes starting to corrode
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)
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J365 LJA is a 1991 Toyota Carina in Blue with a 1,587cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 29 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 58.6%.
Across all 1991 Toyota Carina models, the average MOT pass rate is 68.5% with a typical mileage of 109,480 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 Carina fails its MOT is brake pipe excessively corroded, accounting for 30,262 recorded failures. If you're considering buying J365 LJA, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Toyota Carina typically stays on UK roads for around 38 years. At 35 years old, this Toyota Carina is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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J365 LJA is a 1991 Toyota Carina, first registered on 1 August 1991.
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