Bedford Rascel MOT reliability

Bedford Rascels passed their MOT first time 67% of the time across 6 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 6 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.

First-time pass rate

67%

MOTs analysed

6

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

1987 petrol

2 MOTs

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 65,581 (most between 59,219 and 71,943).

2005: 0% → 2006: 33% → 2007: 100% → 2008: 75% → 2009: 50% → 2010: 100% → 2011: 100% → 2012: 67% → 2013: 0% → 2014: 33% → 2015: 50% → 2016: 50% → 2017: 50% → 2018: 33% → 2019: 50% → 2020: 0% → 2021: 50% → 2022: 0% → 2023: 50% → 2024: 50% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Catalyst emissions: emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (50.0%)
Rear fog lamp: not working (50.0%)
Pre 01/07/2008 Turbo: emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (50.0%)

Where 1987 Rascels fail

Lights & electrics

50.0%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

50.0%

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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.