Bedford 99 MOT reliability

Bedford 99s passed their MOT first time 64% of the time across 39 tests in 2025. 51 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 39 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

64%

MOTs analysed

39

Still licensed (GB)

51

Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

1988 petrol

16 MOTs

These figures come from only 16 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 68,799 (most between 40,603 and 75,611).

2005: 54% → 2006: 55% → 2007: 56% → 2008: 43% → 2009: 55% → 2010: 50% → 2011: 58% → 2012: 46% → 2013: 43% → 2014: 54% → 2015: 56% → 2016: 44% → 2017: 52% → 2018: 64% → 2019: 52% → 2020: 71% → 2021: 78% → 2022: 61% → 2023: 60% → 2024: 57% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Non catalyst emissions: emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (18.8%)
Stop lamp: not working (18.8%)
Track rod end: ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.3%)
Fuel cap/sealing device: ineffective (6.3%)
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (6.3%)

Where 1988 99s fail

Lights & electrics

31.3%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

18.8%

Body, structure & corrosion

12.5%

Steering

12.5%

Suspension & axles

12.5%

Brakes

6.3%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.