Bedford Cf MOT reliability

Bedford Cfs passed their MOT first time 71% of the time across 70 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 70 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

71%

MOTs analysed

70

Still licensed (GB)

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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

1984 petrol

3 MOTs

These figures come from only 3 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 67%. Typical mileage 18,237 (most between 13,419 and 53,712).

2005: 60% → 2006: 57% → 2007: 57% → 2008: 51% → 2009: 52% → 2010: 54% → 2011: 51% → 2012: 50% → 2013: 47% → 2014: 49% → 2015: 42% → 2016: 47% → 2017: 57% → 2018: 58% → 2019: 46% → 2020: 43% → 2021: 67% → 2022: 61% → 2023: 63% → 2024: 50% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

Rigid brake pipes: at imminent risk of failure or fracture (33.3%)
Rigid brake pipes: leaking on a hydraulic braking system (33.3%)
Brake performance not tested: unable to be tested (33.3%)
Headlamp: not working on main beam (33.3%)
Sub-frame mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (33.3%)

Where 1984 Cfs fail

Brakes

33.3%

Lights & electrics

33.3%

Suspension & axles

33.3%

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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.