Talbot Motorhome MOT reliability

Talbot Motorhomes passed their MOT first time 42% of the time across 57 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 57 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

42%

MOTs analysed

57

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

1992 diesel

3 MOTs

These figures come from only 3 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 33%. Typical mileage 68,233 (most between 60,990 and 76,227).

2005: 100% → 2006: 67% → 2007: 86% → 2008: 50% → 2009: 60% → 2010: 67% → 2011: 57% → 2012: 40% → 2013: 40% → 2014: 67% → 2015: 67% → 2016: 50% → 2017: 38% → 2018: 40% → 2019: 33% → 2020: 25% → 2021: 60% → 2022: 40% → 2023: 33% → 2024: 33% → 2025: 33%

Most common failures

Washers: not working (33.3%)
Panel corroded and likely to cause injury (33.3%)
Service brake imbalance: across an axle (33.3%)
Service brake performance: lagging in operation (33.3%)
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (33.3%)

1992 petrol

2 MOTs

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.

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 52,731 (most between 49,771 and 55,691).

2005: 100% → 2006: 100% → 2007: 50% → 2008: 100% → 2009: 100% → 2010: 50% → 2011: 0% → 2012: 0% → 2013: 100% → 2014: 50% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 0% → 2020: 0% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 0% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 67% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (50.0%)
Non catalyst emissions: emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (50.0%)
Lever: ratchet not holding correctly (50.0%)
Position lamp: not working (50.0%)

Where 1992 Motorhomes fail

Body, structure & corrosion

33.3%

Brakes

33.3%

Lights & electrics

33.3%

Steering

33.3%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

33.3%

Suspension & axles

33.3%

Visibility & wipers

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.