Leyland Daf Fa 45 130 — Reliability by Year

17,540 vehicles · MOT data 1991–1999 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Leyland Daf Fa 45 130 was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

Best pass rate year
1998
81.3% pass rate · 1,844 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
1991
64.2% pass rate · 749 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
1999
76.2%
354,449 mi 955
1998
81.3%
251,318 mi 1,844
1997
75.4%
262,632 mi 1,776
1996
69.5%
181,641 mi 2,581
1995
70.0%
172,493 mi 2,933
1994
72.0%
234,277 mi 2,183
1993
66.3%
171,024 mi 2,011
1992
71.8%
185,378 mi 2,508
1991
64.2%
203,872 mi 749

Which year Leyland Daf Fa 45 130 is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 171,024 miles (newest year) to 354,449 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Leyland Daf Fa 45 130.

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