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N233 REW

1996 Toyota Corolla

Blue Petrol 1587cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires9 Mar 2027
Tests24 (21 pass, 3 fail)
Pass rate87.5%

Mileage

89,160 mi
Last recorded89,160 miles
Recorded on24 Feb 2026
Typical for 1996 Toyota Corolla86,211 mi

Below or average mileage for this year

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationN233 REW
MakeToyota
ModelCorolla
Year1996
ColourBlue
Fuel typePetrol
Engine1,587cc

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MOT History

21 pass 3 fail
Pass 24 Feb 2026 89,160 miles

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

Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge On 3.5mm and worn on inner and outer edges (5.2.3 (e))

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

Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Worn on inner and outer edges (5.2.3 (e))

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

Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Fail 17 Feb 2026 88,999 miles

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge On 3.5mm and worn on inner and outer edges (5.2.3 (e))

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

Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Worn on inner and outer edges (5.2.3 (e))

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

Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Pass 25 Feb 2025 80,498 miles

Front Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.2.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Fail 11 Feb 2025 80,098 miles

Brake pipe excessively corroded both front to rear (1.1.11 (c))

Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))

Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))

Front Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.2.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Pass 22 Feb 2024 72,744 miles

Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear x2 (1.1.11 (c))

Pass 17 Feb 2023 64,951 miles

Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear x2 (1.1.11 (c))

Pass 2 Mar 2022 61,519 miles

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

Front both front headlamp levelling device intermittent, advise further investigate

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated boot loose,but not insecure, loosing grease slightly (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Valve stem slightly damaged incorrectly fitted wheel trim (5.2.3 (j))

Nearside Rear Valve stem slightly damaged incorrectly fitted wheel trim (5.2.3 (j))

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated boot loose,but not insecure, loosing grease slightly (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Front Valve stem slightly damaged incorrectly fitted wheel trim (5.2.3 (j))

Offside Rear Valve stem slightly damaged incorrectly fitted wheel trim (5.2.3 (j))

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear brake pipes both corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Rear Outer Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both rear tires outer sidewall cracking 175/65/R14 (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

front and rear all suspension component corroded including all suspension arms,rear axle and shocks

parking brake lever advised adjustment as it is quite high

Pass 1 Mar 2021 57,585 miles

Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated weep of grease (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated weep of grease (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))

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))

Nearside Rear Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))

Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated weep of grease (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated weep of grease (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Offside Front Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))

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))

Offside Rear Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))

all underside components corroded

Fail 1 Mar 2021 57,585 miles

Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated weep of grease (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated weep of grease (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))

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))

Nearside Rear Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))

Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated weep of grease (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated weep of grease (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Offside Front Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))

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

Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

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

Offside Rear Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))

all underside components corroded

Pass 10 Mar 2020 53,955 miles
Pass 20 Sep 2018 53,430 miles
Pass 19 Sep 2017 52,805 miles
Pass 7 Sep 2016 51,725 miles

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

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

Pass 23 Sep 2015 50,990 miles
Pass 3 Sep 2014 49,901 miles
Pass 28 Aug 2013 48,799 miles

Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

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

Pass 24 Sep 2012 47,825 miles

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

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

Pass 12 Sep 2011 46,258 miles
Pass 1 Sep 2010 44,978 miles
Pass 9 Sep 2009 43,744 miles
Pass 8 Sep 2008 42,256 miles
Pass 21 Sep 2007 40,336 miles
Pass 13 Sep 2006 39,408 miles
Pass 31 Aug 2005 37,004 miles

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

How Reliable is the Toyota Corolla?

Based on 4,239,724 MOT tests across 329,089 vehicles.

75.4%
Pass Rate
5,528
Miles/Year
36
Year Lifespan
329,089
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 151,978
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 93,312
Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick 58,778
position lamp(s) not working 57,990
Brake pipe excessively corroded 51,013
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N233 REW is a 1996 Toyota Corolla in Blue with a 1,587cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 24 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 87.5%.

Across all 1996 Toyota Corolla models, the average MOT pass rate is 70.4% with a typical mileage of 86,211 miles. This particular vehicle has performed better than the average for its year.

The most common reason a Toyota Corolla fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 151,978 recorded failures. If you're considering buying N233 REW, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Toyota Corolla typically stays on UK roads for around 36 years. At 30 years old, this Toyota Corolla is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.

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N233 REW is a 1996 Toyota Corolla, first registered on 15 January 1996.

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