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FN53KFA
2003 TOYOTA CELICA
Colour: Black
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1796cc
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- Registration FN53KFA
- Manufacturer TOYOTA
- Model CELICA
- Year 2003
- Colour Black
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1796cc
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- Expires 17 Nov 2026
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MOT History 28 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
28
Total Tests
20
Passes
8
Failures
71.43%
Pass Rate
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114 Total Defects Recorded
18 Nov 2025
Pass
Mileage: 166,920 MI
Expiry date: 17 Nov 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both wearing on edges (5.2.3 (e))
- fuel pipes corroded
- floor,sills and underside corroded
- Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened all (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened both (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b))
- Front Position lamp light intensity obviously reduced both (4.2.3 (a) (i))
12 Nov 2025
Fail
Mileage: 166,903 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both wearing on edges (5.2.3 (e))
- fuel pipes corroded
- floor,sills and underside corroded
- Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened all (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened both (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b))
- Front Position lamp light intensity obviously reduced both (4.2.3 (a) (i))
13 Nov 2024
Pass
Mileage: 161,889 MI
Expiry date: 12 Nov 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- locking device missing on nearside track rod end
- fuel pipes corroded
- floor sills and underside corroded
- Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened all (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened both (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))
5 Nov 2024
Fail
Mileage: 161,871 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- locking device missing on nearside track rod end
- fuel pipes corroded
- floor sills and underside corroded
- Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened all (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened both (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))
7 Nov 2023
Pass
Mileage: 157,075 MI
Expiry date: 6 Nov 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- fuel pipes corroded
- floor sills and underside corroded
- Vehicle structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened all (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened both (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge low (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge on limits (5.2.3 (e))
25 Oct 2023
Fail
Mileage: 157,051 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))
- fuel pipes corroded
- floor sills and underside corroded
- Vehicle structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened all (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened both (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge low (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge on limits (5.2.3 (e))
26 Oct 2022
Pass
Mileage: 151,859 MI
Expiry date: 28 Oct 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Both. (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- General underbody corrosion.
29 Oct 2021
Pass
Mileage: 146,759 MI
Expiry date: 28 Oct 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Some underbody corrosion
- Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn Both (5.1.2 (b) (i))
- Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Both (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
27 Oct 2021
Fail
Mileage: 146,742 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- general underbody corrosion
- Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn front bush (5.1.2 (b) (i))
- Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn front bush (5.1.2 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
15 Oct 2021
Fail
Mileage: 146,727 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- general underbody corrosion
- Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn front bush (5.1.2 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn front bush (5.1.2 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
9 Oct 2020
Pass
Mileage: 142,532 MI
Expiry date: 17 Oct 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- General Underbody & Component Corrosion
10 Oct 2019
Pass
Mileage: 138,184 MI
Expiry date: 17 Oct 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- general under body component corrosion
- Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
10 Oct 2018
Pass
Mileage: 131,604 MI
Expiry date: 17 Oct 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- General Underbody & Component Corrosion
10 Oct 2017
Pass
Mileage: 125,537 MI
Expiry date: 17 Oct 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Seat belt stitching slightly frayed (5.2.2b)
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) N/s & O/S Slight Play ()
- Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)
- Oil leak ()
- General Underbody Component Corrosion
26 Sep 2016
Pass
Mileage: 119,461 MI
Expiry date: 17 Oct 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)
- Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
- Oil leak ()
- Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt Slightly Leaking (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Seat belt damaged but webbing not significantly weakened (5.2.2a)
- Offside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- General Underbody Component Corrosion
25 Sep 2015
Pass
Mileage: 113,262 MI
Expiry date: 17 Oct 2016 5 Jun 20263 Oct 2014
Pass
Mileage: 107,748 MI
Expiry date: 17 Oct 2015 5 Jun 20261 Oct 2013
Pass
Mileage: 102,334 MI
Expiry date: 17 Oct 2014 5 Jun 20264 Oct 2012
Pass
Mileage: 96,980 MI
Expiry date: 17 Oct 2013Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Offside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Nearside rear brake grabbing slightly (3.7.A.5b)
18 Oct 2011
Pass
Mileage: 92,662 MI
Expiry date: 17 Oct 2012Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Seat belt damaged but not affecting the operation of the belt (5.2.2a)
31 Aug 2010
Pass
Mileage: 85,627 MI
Expiry date: 21 Sep 2011 5 Jun 202622 Sep 2009
Pass
Mileage: 77,423 MI
Expiry date: 21 Sep 2010 5 Jun 20269 Sep 2009
Fail
Mileage: 77,095 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
8 Sep 2008
Pass
Mileage: 69,329 MI
Expiry date: 7 Sep 2009 5 Jun 20263 Sep 2007
Pass
Mileage: 58,757 MI
Expiry date: 2 Sep 2008 5 Jun 202630 Aug 2007
Fail
Mileage: 58,683 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)
18 Aug 2006
Pass
Mileage: 49,125 MI
Expiry date: 17 Aug 2007 5 Jun 202616 Aug 2006
Fail
Mileage: 49,125 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Tyre has a lump, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)
- Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
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FN53KFA was registered on 2003-10-01
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