67.5%
London Taxis International London Taxis Int. TX4 pass rate
Used London Taxis International London Taxis Int. TX4 buying guide
In 2025, London Taxis International London Taxis Int. TX4 cars passed 67.5% of 10,489 initial MOT tests, 4.8 points below the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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London Taxis International London Taxis Int. TX4 MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
−4.8
percentage points below average
Ranked on pass rate the London Taxis Int. TX4 sits 394th of 575 models in the data. London Taxis International as a brand averaged 67.4%, so this model runs level with its own brand. London Taxis International London Taxis Int. TX4 cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 67.7% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 67.2%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full London Taxis International London Taxis Int. TX4 MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the London Taxis Int. TX4 compares with similar cars.
London Taxis Int. TX4 fuel types
Diesel made up 97.2% of London Taxis International London Taxis Int. TX4 MOT tests in 2025, against 39.3% across all models in this data. Almost every used example you look at will be a diesel.
Where the London Taxis Int. TX4 fails its MOT
Where London Taxis International London Taxis Int. TX4 cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (11.9%), ball joint excessively worn (5.9%) and position lamp not working (4.1%). See every common London Taxis Int. TX4 MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every London Taxis International London Taxis Int. TX4 that failed, not a claim that every London Taxis Int. TX4 has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used London Taxis Int. TX4?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 32.7% of London Taxis Int. TX4 failure items.
2
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting. 25% of London Taxis Int. TX4 failure items.
3
Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 14.7% of London Taxis Int. TX4 failure items.
4
Body, chassis, structure
Look underneath and along the sills for corrosion, and check for damaged or poorly repaired panels. 6.4% of London Taxis Int. TX4 failure items.
5
Noise, emissions and leaks
Listen for a blowing exhaust, watch for smoke on start-up and look under the car for oil or fluid leaks. 6.1% of London Taxis Int. TX4 failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing London Taxis International London Taxis Int. TX4 failures cluster around suspension and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Used London Taxis International London Taxis Int. TX4 FAQs
Is the London Taxis International London Taxis Int. TX4 reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 67.5% first-time pass rate for the London Taxis International London Taxis Int. TX4 across 10,489 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older London Taxis International London Taxis Int. TX4 cars fail their MOT more often?
London Taxis International London Taxis Int. TX4 cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 67.7% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 67.2%. On an older example, the car's own MOT history tells you more than the model average.
What should I check before buying a used London Taxis International London Taxis Int. TX4?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: suspension, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a London Taxis International London Taxis Int. TX4's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.