Carbodies Taxihire MOT reliability

Carbodies Taxihires passed their MOT first time 65% of the time across 173 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

65%

MOTs analysed

173

Still licensed (GB)

–

Body type

Sedan

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

13 MOTs

These figures come from only 13 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 62%. Typical mileage 283,711 (most between 83,051 and 373,402).

2005: 48% → 2006: 45% → 2007: 51% → 2008: 49% → 2009: 47% → 2010: 38% → 2011: 47% → 2012: 45% → 2013: 48% → 2014: 38% → 2015: 42% → 2016: 50% → 2017: 61% → 2018: 50% → 2019: 43% → 2020: 46% → 2021: 55% → 2022: 57% → 2023: 46% → 2024: 67% → 2025: 62%

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working (15.4%)
Rear fog lamp: not working (15.4%)
All direction indicators: not working (7.7%)
Coil spring: fractured or broken (7.7%)
Exhaust system: system insecure (7.7%)

Where 1994 Taxihires fail

Lights & electrics

30.8%

Body, structure & corrosion

15.4%

Brakes

7.7%

Suspension & axles

7.7%

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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.