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VA51 WYY

2001 Toyota Land Cruiser

Red Diesel 4164cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires3 Feb 2027
Tests30 (21 pass, 9 fail)
Pass rate70%

Mileage

184,739 mi
Last recorded184,739 miles
Recorded on4 Feb 2026
Typical for 2001 Toyota Land Cruiser121,615 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationVA51 WYY
MakeToyota
ModelLand Cruiser
Year2001
ColourRed
Fuel typeDiesel
Engine4,164cc

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MOT History

21 pass 9 fail
Pass 4 Feb 2026 184,739 miles

rear crossmember corroding

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Front Wheel bearing has slight play ns/os (5.1.3 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive rear diff (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Suspension component mounting repair covered in underseal under side heavily undersealed (5.3.6 (a) (i))

hole of under side corroding

ns/os front and rear wheel arches corroding

rear axle tie bar bushes perishing

Fail 22 Dec 2025 184,592 miles

Front Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

Nearside Rear Inner Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced sill (7.1.1 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced sill (7.1.1 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Inner Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced sill (7.1.1 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced sill (7.1.1 (a) (i))

Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn ns/os (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded and functionality of the braking system is affected wheel arch (1.1.21 (e) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Front Wheel bearing has slight play ns/os (5.1.3 (a) (i))

inner and outer sills corroding

ns front wheel arch corroding

rear crossmember corroding

rear diff has slight oil teak

rear top axle tiebar bush perishing and slight play

under side of vehicle corroding

Pass 3 Jan 2025 182,749 miles

Front Wheel bearing has slight play n/s & o/s (5.1.3 (a) (i))

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

Rear Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced under side (6.1.1 (c) (i))

Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive n/s & o/s inner & outer sills (7.1.1 (a) (i))

Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing n/s & o/s (5.3.2 (b))

Pass 5 Jan 2024 179,881 miles

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

Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

Rear Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive n/s & o/s sills (7.1.1 (a) (i))

Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing n/s & o/s (5.3.2 (b))

Fail 4 Jan 2024 179,879 miles

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) DANGEROUS

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

Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

Rear Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive n/s & o/s sills (7.1.1 (a) (i))

Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing n/s & o/s (5.3.2 (b))

Pass 4 Jan 2023 177,164 miles

Front Wheel bearing has slight play n/s & o/s (5.1.3 (a) (i))

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

Nearside Rear Outer Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing n/s & o/s (5.3.2 (b))

Pass 15 Dec 2021 175,656 miles

Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing (5.3.2 (b))

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

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

Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement n/s & o/s (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive floors (7.1.1 (a) (i))

Spare tyre defective flat ()

Pass 7 Dec 2020 173,480 miles

Front Wheel bearing has slight play both nearside and offside (5.1.3 (a) (i))

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

Nearside Rear Outer Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing (5.3.2 (b))

Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive boot floors nearside and offside (7.1.1 (a) (i))

Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive outer floor to sills nearside and offside (7.1.1 (a) (i))

Fail 7 Dec 2020 173,480 miles

Front Wheel bearing has slight play both nearside and offside (5.1.3 (a) (i))

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

Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))

Nearside Rear Outer Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing (5.3.2 (b))

Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive boot floors nearside and offside (7.1.1 (a) (i))

Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive outer floor to sills nearside and offside (7.1.1 (a) (i))

Pass 11 Dec 2019 172,319 miles

Nearside Front Inner n/s/f inner arch slightly corroded

Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

Nearside Outer sills slightly corroded

Nearside Rear Inner sill slightly corroded

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

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

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

Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

Offside Outer sills slightly corroded

Offside Rear Inner Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive seat belt (7.1.1 (a) (i))

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

underside corroded

Fail 28 Nov 2019 172,309 miles

Nearside Rear Inner Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced arch (7.1.1 (a) (i))

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

Offside Rear Inner Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced arch (7.1.1 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Inner Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced sill (7.1.1 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Inner n/s/f inner arch slightly corroded

Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

Nearside Outer sills slightly corroded

Nearside Rear Inner sill slightly corroded

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

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

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

Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

Offside Outer sills slightly corroded

Offside Rear Inner Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive seat belt (7.1.1 (a) (i))

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

underside corroded

Pass 21 Nov 2018 171,362 miles

Nearside Rear Inner Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive wheel arch (7.1.1 (a) (i))

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

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

Offside Rear Inner Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive wheel arch (7.1.1 (a) (i))

n/s & o/s rear outer sills coroding

n/s front inner wheel arch coroding

underside of vehicle coroding

Fail 20 Nov 2018 171,362 miles

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

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

Nearside Front Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) DANGEROUS

Offside Front Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) DANGEROUS

Nearside Rear Inner Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive wheel arch (7.1.1 (a) (i))

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

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

Offside Rear Inner Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive wheel arch (7.1.1 (a) (i))

n/s & o/s rear outer sills coroding

n/s front inner wheel arch coroding

underside of vehicle coroding

Pass 24 Oct 2017 170,420 miles

Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Fail 24 Oct 2017 170,420 miles

Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)

Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)

Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Pass 20 Oct 2016 169,184 miles
Fail 19 Oct 2016 169,184 miles

Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)

Pass 30 Oct 2015 168,725 miles

Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Pass 27 May 2015 168,288 miles

Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)

Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)

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

Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)

Offside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)

Pass 16 May 2014 167,107 miles

Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)

Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Fail 13 May 2014 167,107 miles

Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Offside Front Headlamp aim too low (1.8)

Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)

Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Pass 20 May 2013 162,983 miles

Nearside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)

the f/o/s headlight has a left hand drive beam image. tape was applied during the test to correct the image

Pass 18 May 2012 157,718 miles
Pass 23 May 2011 150,182 miles
Fail 18 May 2011 150,182 miles

Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)

Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users (1.8.A.1a)

Pass 20 Jul 2010 144,668 miles

Front Anti-roll bar has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)

Rear Anti-roll bar has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)

Pass 6 Aug 2009 137,251 miles

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)

Pass 18 Jun 2008 128,644 miles
Pass 12 Jul 2007 121,671 miles
Pass 28 Oct 2006 113,590 miles

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

rear brake juddering slightly (3.7.A.5b)

How Reliable is the Toyota Land Cruiser?

Based on 446,391 MOT tests across 36,084 vehicles.

75.9%
Pass Rate
6,776
Miles/Year
36
Year Lifespan
36,084
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Brake pipe excessively corroded 10,265
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 6,714
Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick 6,304
Registration plate lamp not working 6,249
position lamp(s) not working 5,976
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VA51 WYY is a 2001 Toyota Land Cruiser in Red with a 4,164cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 30 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 70%.

Across all 2001 Toyota Land Cruiser models, the average MOT pass rate is 73.9% with a typical mileage of 121,615 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 Land Cruiser fails its MOT is brake pipe excessively corroded, accounting for 10,265 recorded failures. If you're considering buying VA51 WYY, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Toyota Land Cruiser typically stays on UK roads for around 36 years. At 25 years old, this Toyota Land Cruiser is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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VA51 WYY is a 2001 Toyota Land Cruiser, first registered on 2 November 2001.

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