Carbodies Fairway MOT reliability

Carbodies Fairways passed their MOT first time 40% of the time across 5 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 5 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

40%

MOTs analysed

5

Still licensed (GB)

–

Body type

Hatchback

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

1994 diesel

2 MOTs

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 370,340 (most between 370,319 and 370,362).

2005: 33% → 2006: 29% → 2007: 15% → 2008: 33% → 2009: 100% → 2010: 100% → 2011: 100% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 50% → 2014: 0% → 2015: 0% → 2016: 0% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 0% → 2019: 0% → 2020: 0% → 2022: 50% → 2023: 50% → 2024: 0% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (50.0%)
Exhaust system: system insecure (50.0%)
Headlamp aim: too high (50.0%)
Horn: sound not in accordance with requirements (50.0%)
Integral vehicle structure condition: corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (50.0%)

Where 1994 Fairways fail

Body, structure & corrosion

100.0%

Suspension & axles

100.0%

Lights & electrics

50.0%

Visibility & wipers

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.