PME1 - TOYOTA AVENSIS
MOT: ValidGB
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The Toyota Avensis, often referred to simply as the Avensis, is a mid-size family car produced by the Japanese automaker Toyota. Renowned for its reliability and solid build quality, the Avensis has been a popular choice among drivers seeking a practical and comfortable vehicle. Introduced in 1997, the model has undergone several updates, with manufacturing primarily based in the UK, reflecting Toyota’s commitment to quality and local production. Key features include efficient engine options, spacious interiors, and a reputation for durability. Its design and engineering focus on delivering a smooth driving experience, making it a dependable choice for both daily commuting and longer journeys.
Vehicle Overview
Technical Details
Environmental Impact
Status & Compliance
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MOT History
Vehicle testing history with 15 MOT tests
The vehicle is a 2012 Toyota Avensis, registration PME1, registered in March 2012. It has a silver exterior and is powered by a 1998cc diesel engine, emitting approximately 140 g CO2 per km. The car is currently taxed and has a valid MOT, with the latest test conducted on 21 February 2025 and valid until 3 March 2026. It has recorded a mileage of 105,259 miles. The MOT advisories include minor corrosion on the sub-frames and suspension components, slight play in the offside front track rod end ball joint, and external damage to shock absorber casings. Additionally, there are corroded rear coil springs and some corrosion on brake pipes, all noted as non-serious. No major mechanical issues are indicated.
Understanding MOT Defect Categories
Total Tests
15
Passed Tests
11
Failed Tests
4
Latest Test
Passed
Passed - 21 February 2025
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 105,259 mi
Expires: 03 March 2026
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Vehicle structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing (5.3.2 (b))
- Advisory Offside Front Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing (5.3.2 (b))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Failed - 19 February 2025 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 105,259 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Fuel tank exhaust shield missing where fitted as original equipment creating a risk of fire (6.1.3 (e))
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Vehicle structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Advisory Nearside Front Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing (5.3.2 (b))
- Advisory Offside Front Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing (5.3.2 (b))
Passed - 04 March 2024
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 101,789 mi
Expires: 03 March 2025
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Passed - 08 February 2023
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 95,330 mi
Expires: 01 March 2024
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rearmost (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rearmost (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Passed - 23 February 2022
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 89,476 mi
Expires: 01 March 2023
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Fuel Pipe/s corroded Fuel filler neck
- Advisory Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Both front arm rear bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Passed - 23 February 2021
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 82,576 mi
Expires: 01 March 2022
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Fuel Pipe/s corroded
- Advisory Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Failed - 18 February 2021 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 82,503 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))
Major Defects:
- Major Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e))
- Major Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))
- Major Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Fuel Pipe/s corroded
- Advisory Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Passed - 26 February 2020
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 75,687 mi
Expires: 01 March 2021
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Fuel Pipe/s corroded tank filler pipes corroded
- Advisory Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material covered in grease (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material covered in grease (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material covered in grease (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material covered in grease (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge tyre worn on outer edge (5.2.3 (e))
Passed - 01 March 2019
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 67,075 mi
Expires: 29 February 2020
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Fuel Pipe/s corroded filler pipes to tank badly corroded
- Advisory Central Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt
- Advisory Offside Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt
- Advisory Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush detached (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush detached (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Failed - 26 February 2019
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 67,063 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
- Major Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
- Major Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords tyre cut to cord (5.2.3 (d) (i))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt grease leaking past boot (2.1.3 (g) (i))
- Minor Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt grease leaking past boot (2.1.3 (g) (i))
- Minor Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated grease leaking past boot (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- Minor Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated grease leaking past boot (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Fuel Pipe/s corroded filler pipes to tank badly corroded
- Advisory Central Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt
- Advisory Offside Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt
- Advisory Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush detached (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush detached (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively near minimum thickness (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively near minimum thickness (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, but not excessively under minimum thickness (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake disc worn, but not excessively under minimum thickness (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 2.4mm at lowest part (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 2.9mm at lowest part (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 2.7mm at lowest part (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 2.9mm at lowest part (5.2.3 (e))
Passed - 27 February 2018
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 58,084 mi
Expires: 27 February 2019
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Advisory rear wiper torn
- Advisory general corrosion to underside of vehicle
Passed - 28 February 2017
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 47,923 mi
Expires: 27 February 2018
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt
- Advisory Nearside Rear fuel supply pipes slightly corroded
- Advisory Front front pads getting low
- Advisory Front Brake discs worn
Failed - 28 February 2017
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 47,923 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt
- Advisory Nearside Rear fuel supply pipes slightly corroded
- Advisory Front front pads getting low
Passed - 25 February 2016
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 38,723 mi
Expires: 26 February 2017
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Passed - 27 February 2015
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 28,805 mi
Expires: 26 February 2016
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Advisory Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the MOT due for PME1?
The MOT expires on 03 March 2026.
What is the tax status of PME1?
The tax status is Taxed and is due on 01 November 2025.
What are the specifications of PME1?
This is a 2012 TOYOTA AVENSIS in Silver. It runs on Diesel with a 1998cc engine.
What is the environmental impact of PME1?
This vehicle produces 140 g/km of CO2 emissions.