Toyota HI LUX Surf
Registered from 2003 to 2005.
About this model
The Toyota 4Runner is an SUV manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota and marketed globally since 1984, across six generations. In Japan, it was marketed as the Toyota Hilux Surf and was withdrawn from the market in 2009. The original 4Runner was a compact SUV and little more than a Toyota Hilux pickup truck with a fiberglass shell over the bed, but the model has since undergone significant independent development into a cross between a compact and a mid-size SUV. All 4Runners have been built in Japan at Toyota's plant in Tahara, Aichi, or at the Hino Motors plant in Hamura.
From the Wikipedia article Toyota 4Runner, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2005 3.0 diesel. 8 of 23 tests failed.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 63% | 5 |
| Body and structure | 50% | 4 |
| Lights and electrics | 50% | 4 |
| Suspension | 25% | 2 |
| Plates and identity | 13% | 1 |
| Steering | 13% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle.
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Audible warning inoperative
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 63% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Suspension — 25% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded
- A suspension component insecurely attached to chassis or axle
- Steering — 13% of its failures
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- Lights and electrics — 50% of its failures
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Indicator or hazard warning switch inoperative
- Body and structure — 50% of its failures
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any towbar mounting bracket is significantly reduced
- A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded
- A suspension component insecurely attached to chassis or axle
- Plates and identity — 13% of its failures