Hymer B544 MOT reliability

Hymer B544s 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)

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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

1997 diesel

3 MOTs

Passed first time 33%. Typical mileage 70,133 (most between 70,117 and 70,152).

2006: 0% → 2007: 100% → 2008: 100% → 2009: 0% → 2010: 100% → 2011: 0% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 100% → 2014: 100% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 0% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2025: 33%

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working (66.7%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (33.3%)
Parking (secondary brake performance): on a single line braking system grabbing severely (33.3%)
Wheel bearings: has excessive play (33.3%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (33.3%)

Where 1997 B544s fail

Brakes

66.7%

Lights & electrics

66.7%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

66.7%

Body, structure & corrosion

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.