What is the MOT pass rate for a 1991 Talbot Express?

58.7% of 1991 Talbot Express pass the MOT first time, based on 707 DVSA tests. The Talbot Express averages 59.3% across all model years.

Is a 1991 Talbot Express a good buy?

On MOT data alone the 1991 Talbot Express passes 0.6 points less often than the model average of 59.3%. Average mileage at test is 83,443 miles.

1991 Talbot Express: MOT pass rate and reliability

58.7% of 1991 Talbot Express pass the MOT first time, measured across 707 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 83,443 miles.

How the 1991 compares

Against all Talbot Express (59.3%, 4,009 tests): -0.6 points
Against all 1991 cars (75.1%): -16.4 points
National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Talbot Express model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 1991 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Talbot Express:

Year	Pass rate	Tests	Avg mileage
1990	60.8%	543	86,953
1991	58.7%	707	83,443
1992	59.3%	732	80,758
1993	57.7%	766	81,284
1994	60.3%	537	79,890

What this means if you are buying a 1991 Express

The 1991 sits close to the Talbot Express average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 35-year-old car fails on

A 1991 car is 35 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is above average, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 1991 Talbot Express the average at test was 83,443 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 1990 at 60.8%, and the weakest in our data is 1993 at 57.7%. That 3.1 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 1991 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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