Talbot MOT failure rates by model
Talbot cars fail 33.5% of MOT tests. Here is every Talbot model ranked by failure rate, and the item each loses most tests to.
What is the MOT failure rate for Talbot cars?
Across 265,026 MOT tests in the DVSA record, 33.5% of Talbot cars fail. That is 7.8 points above the 25.7% national average across all cars. The Talbot models below are ranked worst to best by failure rate, each with the failure area it loses most tests to.
| Model | Failure rate | Tests | Top failure area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talbot Motorhome | 36.0% | 3,467 | Lamps & electrical |
| Talbot Camper | 35.6% | 4,855 | Lamps & electrical |
| Talbot Express | 34.3% | 234,683 | Lamps & electrical |
| Talbot Motor | 33.9% | 3,175 | Lamps & electrical |
| Talbot Horizon | 30.0% | 1,135 | Brakes |
| Talbot Samba | 28.5% | 1,172 | Brakes |
| Talbot Alpine | 20.2% | 2,143 | Brakes |
| Talbot Sunbeam | 17.7% | 6,434 | Brakes |
Which Talbot fails its MOT most, and which least?
The Talbot Motorhome has the highest failure rate at 36.0%, and the Talbot Sunbeam the lowest at 17.7%. A higher rate reflects how old and how hard a model tends to be used as much as how it was built, so the oldest models in the range usually sit near the top.
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Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain