Which year Fso Cars 125 P is most reliable?

Based on 18,982 vehicles (1981–1990) and millions of DVLA MOT records.

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Not just "newer is more reliable"
These rankings compare each year at the same mileage point. Verdicts are also relative to this model's own average, not a universal scale. That's the difference between "old cars wear out" and "this year is genuinely more or less reliable."
Best year in dataset
1989
Highest pass rate at 0.2% — the strongest performer across 920 125 Ps
Worth extra checks
1981
Lowest pass rate at 0.0% — years are closely matched but this one trails the rest
See common failures for 1981 →
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Dataset
18,982
vehicles · 1981–1990 · millions of MOT records
CarHunch sweet spot — 1981–1987
These years hit the reliability-to-value sweet spot: a 0.0–0.0% pass rate, well above this model's median, but old enough to have depreciated significantly from peak price. If budget matters alongside reliability, start your search here.

Pass rate by year

Year Pass rate Vehicles
1990
0.0%
303
1989
0.2%
920
1988
0.0%
1,294
1987
0.0%
1,933
1986
0.0%
2,160
1985
0.0%
3,444
1984
0.0%
2,887
1983
0.0%
3,135
1982
0.0%
2,374
1981
0.0%
532

Click any year to see full MOT history, common faults and comparisons for those cars. Verdicts are relative to this model's own average — a good Land Rover year is judged differently from a good Toyota year.

How is this measured?

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What "pass rate" means

The percentage of all MOT tests that resulted in a pass — counted across a car's whole life, not just its first test. Higher means fewer failures over time.

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Mileage groups built from real data

We split this model's real-world mileage history into 5 equal groups — so each slice contains the same number of cars, not an arbitrary round number like "0–30,000 miles."

Does age still matter?

Yes. A low-mileage 20-year-old car has still had 20 years of weather, perishing rubber, and ageing electrics. Comparing at the same mileage narrows the gap between old and new — but doesn't erase it entirely.

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Why this beats surveys

Our figures come from the DVLA's national MOT database — over 50 million real test results from accredited garages, with no opinions involved. Most reliability guides are based on owner surveys with a few hundred responses per model.

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