# Car Bodies Taxihire MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Car Bodies Taxihire passes its MOT first time 65% of the time, from 173 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 65%
- MOT tests analysed: 173 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1997 | Diesel | 59 (few mots) | 66% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1996 | Diesel | 42 (few mots) | 67% |
| 1996 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1995 | Diesel | 26 (few mots) | 54% |
| 1994 | Diesel | 13 (very few mots) | 62% |
| 1993 | Diesel | 7 (very few mots) | 86% |
| 1992 | Diesel | 4 (very few mots) | 25% |
| 1991 | Diesel | 5 (very few mots) | 60% |
| 1990 | Diesel | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1989 | Diesel | 5 (very few mots) | 60% |
| 1988 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1987 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1986 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1982 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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