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MOT reliability

Talbot Alpine s

981 vehicles · 20 completed MOT tests analysed
70%
MOT pass rate

Based on 981 Talbot Alpine s vehicles and 20 completed MOT tests, the Talbot Alpine s has an overall 70% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 68,820 miles.

981
Vehicles
20
MOT tests
654
Avg miles / year
0.8
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Talbot Alpine s problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Talbot Alpine s MOT tests:

  • Other112%
  • Seatbelts & equipment6%

Talbot Alpine s pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate

Fuel types: Petrol (981)

Most common Talbot Alpine s MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Talbot Alpine s MOT tests:

  1. Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (2 times)
  2. Offside Front front brake binding (3.7.B.1) (1 times)
  3. Both side rear inner sills & wheel arches showing signs of corrosion. (1 times)
  4. Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing (2.5.C.1a) (1 times)
  5. Offside Rear Braking system leaking (3.6.A.1) (1 times)
  6. Offside Rear Upper Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (2.4.C.3c) (1 times)
  7. Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (1 times)
  8. nearside rear inner wheel arch corroded (1 times)
  9. offside rear inner wheel arch corroided (1 times)
  10. rear brake application uneven (3.7.B.2) (1 times)
  11. Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split (2.5.C.1a) (1 times)
  12. Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc (2.5.C.1a) (1 times)
  13. Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2) (1 times)
  14. Nearside Rear Lower Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (2.4.C.3c) (1 times)
  15. Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened (3.5.1b) (1 times)

Talbot Alpine s pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1984 1 16 69% 37,848
1953 1 4 75% 99,793

Talbot Alpine s reliability FAQ

Across 981 Talbot Alpine s vehicles in our MOT data, 70% pass the MOT (a 30% failure rate), with about 0.8 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Talbot Alpine s MOT issues are: Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3); Offside Front front brake binding (3.7.B.1); Both side rear inner sills & wheel arches showing signs of corrosion..

The typical Talbot Alpine s in our data has covered around 68,820 miles.

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