Toyota Sera
Registered from 2001 to 2003.
About this model
The Toyota Sera is a 3-door 2+2 liftback coupe manufactured and marketed by Toyota from 1990 to 1995. It was only officially sold in Japan.
From the Wikipedia article Toyota Sera, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2003 1.5 petrol. 4 of 11 tests failed.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 100% | 4 |
| Brakes | 50% | 2 |
| Suspension | 25% | 1 |
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 direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- 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 — 50% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Suspension — 25% of its failures
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Lights and electrics — 100% 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
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED