Talbot Kontiki MOT reliability

Talbot Kontikis passed their MOT first time 0% of the time across 2 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 2 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

0%

MOTs analysed

2

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

1989 diesel

1 MOT

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 65,741 (most between 65,741 and 65,741).

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

Most common failures

Exhaust system: system insecure (100.0%)
Washers: jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (100.0%)
Position lamp: not working (100.0%)
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (100.0%)
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (100.0%)

1989 lpg

1 MOT

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 56,245 (most between 56,245 and 56,245).

2006: 0% → 2007: 100% → 2008: 100% → 2009: 100% → 2010: 0% → 2011: 0% → 2012: 0% → 2013: 50% → 2014: 100% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 100% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Washers: jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (100.0%)
Brake performance not tested: unable to be tested (100.0%)
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (100.0%)
Chassis condition: or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (100.0%)
Battery(ies): insecure and likely to fall from carrier (100.0%)

Where 1989 Kontikis fail

Body, structure & corrosion

100.0%

Lights & electrics

100.0%

Suspension & axles

100.0%

Visibility & wipers

100.0%

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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.