Carbodies Taxi/hire Car (1987)
1987 Carbodies Taxi/hire Car
CarHunch has 2,086 1987 Carbodies Taxi/hire Car vehicles on record, but none have light-vehicle MOT history in our data source.
No MOT data available for this vehicle type
The 1987 Carbodies Taxi/hire Car doesn't appear in DVLA light-vehicle MOT records — it may be exempt, registered as a different vehicle class, or an import not subject to UK MOT testing. We don't have reliability stats for this specific model, but you can browse other Carbodies vehicles below.
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The Carbodies Taxi is a purpose-built London black cab that operated under commercial MOT testing rules quite different from standard light vehicles — the 2,086 vehicles analysed here were predominantly diesel-powered (2,072 of them) and represent a highly specialised, heavy-duty commercial category. These cabs show a first-time pass rate of 77.9%, slightly below the UK average of 80%, but with virtually no dangerous defects on record (0.1%) and negligible failure rates, suggesting that when they do fail, the issues are usually minor advisory items rather than safety-critical problems.
The median mileage of 109,933 is actually quite high for a 1987 vehicle, reflecting the intensive commercial use these cabs endured — they were workhorses designed to rack up serious miles. If you're considering one of these as a classic or heritage purchase, the key takeaway is that mechanical durability was built in, but you should have any candidate inspected by a specialist familiar with Carbodies' engineering and commercial-vehicle quirks, as parts availability and servicing knowledge are now extremely limited.
We have 2,086 1987 Carbodies Taxi/hire Car vehicles on record, but none have light-vehicle MOT history in our data source.
There are a few reasons this can happen:
- Heavy commercial vehicle — trucks, buses and coaches over 3.5 tonnes are tested under the DVSA annual HGV/PSV regime, which uses a separate database not included in our data source
- Imported vehicles — vehicles registered abroad and recently brought to the UK may have no UK MOT history yet
- MOT-exempt — vehicles manufactured before 1986 qualify under the 40-year rolling exemption; some specialist and agricultural vehicles are also exempt
- Never used on public roads — some vehicles are registered but kept off-road and have never required an MOT
Before you buy a 1987 Carbodies Taxi/hire Car
Based on MOT data from 2,086 vehicles — here's what to check.
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0.1% of these vehicles have had a dangerous defect recorded -
recurring advisories often signal problems years before they become failures.
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Brake pipes, sills and subframes are the key areas on a vehicle this age — structural rust is hard to spot without getting underneath. A mechanic will check all of this before you commit, and give you a concrete basis to negotiate on price.
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Based on 28,965 Carbodies Taxi/hire Car vehicles registered in the UK — across all years. From DVLA registration records.
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