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MOT reliability

Talbot Express 1500 d

2,822 vehicles · 6,169 completed MOT tests analysed
67%
MOT pass rate

Based on 2,822 Talbot Express 1500 d vehicles and 6,169 completed MOT tests, the Talbot Express 1500 d has an overall 67% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 100,569 miles.

2,822
Vehicles
6,169
MOT tests
2,303
Avg miles / year
2.9
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share

Talbot Express 1500 d problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Talbot Express 1500 d MOT tests:

  • Other71%
  • Brakes11%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension10%
  • Lamps & electrical6%
  • Steering5%
  • Body & structure5%
  • Emissions & nuisance4%
  • Seatbelts & equipment3%

Talbot Express 1500 d pass rate by age

How the Talbot Express 1500 d's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
10667%
112959%
1212667%
1324571%
1434671%
1540168%
1642067%
1743765%
1837966%
1935668%
2034466%

Fuel types: Diesel (2,778), Petrol (44)

Most common Talbot Express 1500 d MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Talbot Express 1500 d MOT tests:

  1. Oil leak (176 times)
  2. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (173 times)
  3. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (170 times)
  4. Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (162 times)
  5. Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (151 times)
  6. Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (150 times)
  7. Offside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) (120 times)
  8. Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (116 times)
  9. Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (113 times)
  10. Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) (111 times)
  11. Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) (109 times)
  12. Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (107 times)
  13. Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (107 times)
  14. Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (90 times)
  15. Exhaust system not adequately supported (7.1.1) (86 times)

Talbot Express 1500 d pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1996 1 20 70% 65,165
1995 5 39 56% 138,808
1994 73 1,244 68% 88,104
1993 99 1,458 69% 99,001
1992 115 1,865 69% 83,743
1991 59 597 63% 101,240
1990 45 434 64% 125,125
1989 41 276 65% 130,596
1988 14 78 55% 142,723
1987 4 9 67% 95,272
1986 1 17 59% 162,555
1985 2 22 59% 94,853
1984 1 2 50% 79,675
1983 1 3 33% 106,125

Talbot Express 1500 d reliability FAQ

Across 2,822 Talbot Express 1500 d vehicles in our MOT data, 67% pass the MOT (a 33% failure rate), with about 2.9 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Talbot Express 1500 d MOT issues are: Oil leak; Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)).

The typical Talbot Express 1500 d in our data has covered around 100,569 miles.

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