MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
74,810 miBelow or average mileage for this year
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Corrosion to both inner sills - not prescribed area
Front tyres worn on outer edges
Spare tyre defective
Suspension joint nearside lower dust cover split/missing
Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
Direction indicators adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.4.A.2h)
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on (8.2.1b)
Centre Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Corrosion to inner sills - not prescribed areas
OSF brake disc pitted
Offside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Spare tyre defective
Suspension joint nearside lower dust cover split/missing
Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Nearside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Nearside Rear Leaf spring shackle bracket corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.B.6d)
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
Offside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
Offside Rear Leaf spring shackle bracket corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.B.6d)
Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
front brake discs corroding
nearside front tyre worn heavily on outer tread area
offside rear footbrake performance slightly low
rear brake imbalance
slight binding to offside front brake
temporary repairs to offside front and nearside front outer wheel arches
Exhaust mounting missing (7.1.1b)
Nearside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion (6.1.C.1)
Nearside Inner Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)
Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion (6.1.C.1)
Offside Inner Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)
Offside Outer Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)
Offside Side repeater not working (1.4.A.2c)
Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c) DANGEROUS
Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b) DANGEROUS
Nearside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Nearside Rear Leaf spring shackle bracket corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.B.6d)
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
Offside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
Offside Rear Leaf spring shackle bracket corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.B.6d)
Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
front brake discs corroding
nearside front tyre worn heavily on outer tread area
offside rear footbrake performance slightly low
rear brake imbalance
slight binding to offside front brake
Centre Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Nearside Rear Leaf spring shackle bracket corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.B.6d)
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Rear Leaf spring shackle bracket corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.B.6d)
Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
heavy surface corrosion to offside and nearside inner sills
nearside front and offside front wheel arches corroding
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Offside Rear Leaf spring shackle bracket corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.B.6d)
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
front tyres worn on outer edges
new handbrake cables fitted
slight rear brake imbalance
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) DANGEROUS
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) DANGEROUS
Nearside Rear wheel bearing (2.6.1)
Offside Rear Leaf spring anchor bracket corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.B.6d)
centre and rear exhaust rubber mountings perished
coolant leaking
nearside parking brake performance low
oil leak
slight rear brake imbalance
How Reliable is the Talbot Express?
Based on 171,025 MOT tests across 8,371 vehicles.
Top MOT Failure Points
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G956 RPN is a 1989 Talbot Express in White with a 2,500cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 7 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 57.1%.
Across all 1989 Talbot Express models, the average MOT pass rate is 64.2% with a typical mileage of 76,076 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.
The most common reason a Talbot Express fails its MOT is suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded, accounting for 6,812 recorded failures. If you're considering buying G956 RPN, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Talbot Express typically stays on UK roads for around 41 years. At 37 years old, this Talbot Express is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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G956 RPN is a 1989 Talbot Express, first registered on 29 September 1989.
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