Tata Safari MOT reliability

Tata Safaris passed their MOT first time 67% of the time across 3 tests in 2025. 4 are still licensed in Great Britain.

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.

First-time pass rate

67%

MOTs analysed

3

Still licensed (GB)

4

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

2004 diesel

1 MOT

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 24,423 (most between 24,423 and 24,423).

2006: 25% → 2007: 46% → 2008: 39% → 2009: 39% → 2010: 44% → 2011: 46% → 2012: 38% → 2013: 33% → 2014: 38% → 2015: 42% → 2016: 67% → 2017: 61% → 2018: 71% → 2019: 50% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 67% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working (100.0%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (100.0%)

Where 2004 Safaris fail

Lights & electrics

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.