Key facts
Odometer334,659 km
WoFTo 19 Aug 2027
TransmissionAutomatic
Economy7.1 L/100 km
Body5-door wagon
Seats5
Photos
30 photos, including the paint scuff and the spare wheel. Tap any photo to open it full size.
Exterior
Interior
Load space
Spare wheel & tools
Full specification
Details as at 11 August 2026
- Odometer
- 334,659 kmat 5 Aug 2026
- Warrant of Fitness
- To 19 Aug 2027NZTA record
- Engine
- 1,496 cc 1NZ-FE four-cylinder petrol, VVT-i
- Cambelt
- None, timing chain (no belt to replace)
- Transmission
- 4-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
- Body
- 5-door station wagon, 5 seats
- Exterior colour
- Silver
- Model code
- DBA-NZE121G
- Fuel
- 95 octane petrolno road user charges
- Fuel economy
- 7.1 L / 100 km3P WLTP
- CO₂ emissions
- 170 g / km
- Fuel tank / range
- ~50 L / ~704 km
- Est. annual fuel
- $3,00514,000 km at $3.02/L
- Gross vehicle mass
- 1,385 kg
- Vehicle class
- MA passenger car
- Registration plate
- HQU324original, since 2 Sep 2014
- First registered
- Japan, March 2006
- NZ registered
- 2 September 2014
- Origin
- Japan import, built-up
The NZE121G Fielder is the Japanese-market wagon version of the E120 Corolla. CarJam rates the model 8/10 for reliability and 9/10 for serviceability. The 1NZ-FE is a chain-driven engine, parts are cheap and widely available, and 6,399 of these are on the road in New Zealand.
Recent work, August 2026
Around $1,000 of work across two invoices, both of which come with the car
- New Warrant of Fitness, now valid to 19 Aug 2027
- Full service to manufacturer's specification: engine oil (Liqui Moly Performance 10W-40) and oil filter changed, all fluids checked and topped up, driveshaft and ball joints greased, service reminder reset
- General check-over of suspension, steering, brakes, driveshafts, joints and bushes, belts and filters
- Two new front tyres (195/60R15) fitted and balanced
- Front brake pads replaced
- Left front park light bulb replaced
- Wheel alignment
Next service due 5 Aug 2027 or 344,000 km.
What an independent check shows
From the free CarJam / NZTA record for plate HQU324, and the paperwork from purchase:
- Not on the Police stolen list.
- No damage records and no statutory write-off records, checked 6 Aug 2026.
- Odometer not flagged as inconsistent.
- Not imported as a damaged vehicle.
- Never re-registered. The registration has never been cancelled, and it has carried the same plate since it was first registered here in 2014.
- No security interest registered on the Personal Property Securities Register at purchase (Sept 2025). Owned outright, no finance owing.
- CarJam shows an estimated current odometer of 358,500 km. That is an extrapolation from average daily use, not a reading. The actual odometer at the 5 Aug 2026 service was 334,659 km, documented on the invoice.
- The record shows WoF fails at inspections on 30 Jul 2020, 24 Nov 2021, 23 Nov 2022, 11 Jan 2024 and 30 Jan 2025. Each was re-inspected and passed, and the car holds a current warrant.
Disclosed for transparency
Everything below is on the invoices that come with the car. It is here so there are no surprises at the viewing.
- Rear trailing arm bushes are perishing, noted as borderline for WoF at the August 2026 inspection. The vehicle passed and holds a current warrant.
- Rear tyres measured 5 mm tread at the August 2026 service; the front pair is new.
- There is a scuff in the paint on the rear driver's side door, photographed in the gallery rather than hidden.
- Factory Japanese-market radio: it does not receive the full 88-108 MHz FM band without a band expander.