Toyota Prado
Registered from 2003 to 2004.
About this model
The Toyota Land Cruiser light-duty line, most commonly marketed as the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado is a full-size four-wheel drive vehicle in the Land Cruiser range produced by the Japanese automaker Toyota. The Land Cruiser Prado is referred to as a "light-duty" variation in the Land Cruiser range. "Prado" means meadow or field in Spanish and Portuguese.
From the Wikipedia article Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2004 3.0 diesel. 4 of 19 tests failed.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 75% | 3 |
| Lights and electrics | 75% | 3 |
| Suspension | 50% | 2 |
The defects inspectors cite
- 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
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- A suspension component fractured or likely to fail
- A suspension component missing, likely to become detached or directional stability impaired
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 75% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value
- Suspension — 50% of its failures
- A suspension component fractured or likely to fail
- A suspension component missing, likely to become detached or directional stability impaired
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Lights and electrics — 75% of its failures
- 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
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning