Pass rate
81.2%
Around average — 7.2 pts ahead of the 74.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 85 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £41–£111
2009 London Taxis Int TX4 Bronze MOT pass rate
- 2009
- typical 242,482 mi
Only 85 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Suspension
23.5% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Part only £35–£75 for Suspension pin or bush excessively worn. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2009 81.2% pass · this year
- Avoid 2010 75.0% pass
Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 6.2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 78.1%
- Typical mileage
- 242k mi
The 2009 London Taxis Int TX4 Bronze MOT pass rate is 81.2% of its MOT tests — 7.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 23.5% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how London Taxis Int TX4 Bronze does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 3.0× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 16.3% of everything recorded on the 2009 London Taxis Int Tx4 Bronze, against 5.5% nationally — 10.8 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 23.5%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. A smoky diesel or a leaking joint fails on emissions more often than on wear, so ask for a recent emissions printout.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 74.0% and this one manages 81.2% — 7.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 13% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2009 London Taxis Int TX4 Bronze compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 74.0%, so this figure is 7.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 78.1%. The median 2009 London Taxis Int TX4 Bronze in this dataset had covered 242,482 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 79.1% of the time, April–September 83.3%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn", noted on 5.88% of tests.
- 85 recorded tests behind this page.
- 81.2% overall pass rate, 78.1% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the London Taxis Int TX4 Bronze, the average is 78.0% — best year 2009 (81.2%), worst 2010 (75.0%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 85
- Typical mileage (median)
- 242,482 mi
- Make and model
- London Taxis Int TX4 Bronze
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Suspension Component
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the TX4 Bronze MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 42% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the TX4 Bronze
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| North West | 46 | 82.6% |
| Scotland | 15 | 80.0% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2009 TX4 Bronze
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2009 TX4 Bronze
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the suspension joints 5.9% of tests
“pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the lights 4.7% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the coil springs 3.5% of tests
“coil spring fractured or broken”
Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2009 TX4 Bronze through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £41–£111 — and 13% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £41–£111
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: integral vehicle structure condition corroded…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 13%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 85 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the TX4 Bronze, side by side
2 model years on record, from 2009 to 2010. Across them the pass rate runs from 75.0% to 81.2% — a spread of 6.2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2009 81.2%pins and bushes pin or bush…
- 2010 75.0% pins and bushes pin or bush…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2009 London Taxis Int TX4 Bronze with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2009 cars with a similar record
- Toyota Hi-Ace 81.3%
- Nissan Elgrand 81.3%
- BMW 525 80.9%
- Mercedes-Benz S-Class 80.9%
- BMW X5 80.8%
- Subaru Impreza 80.8%
Closest pass rates among 2009 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2009 London Taxis Int TX4 Bronze 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 165 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 39 | 23.50% | 20.98% | +2.52 |
| Brakes | 34 | 20.50% | 20.89% | −0.39 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 27 | 16.30% | 5.52% | +10.78 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 17 | 10.20% | 12.21% | −2.01 |
| Steering | 15 | 9.00% | 2.57% | +6.43 |
| Tyres | 14 | 8.40% | 19.76% | −11.36 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 14 | 8.40% | 5.57% | +2.83 |
| Visibility | 2 | 1.20% | 4.97% | −3.77 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 2 | 1.20% | 0.82% | +0.38 |
| Non-component advisories | 1 | 0.60% | 4.18% | −3.58 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 5.9% | £40–150 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 4.7% | £18–45 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 4.7% | £5–20 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 4.7% | £18–45 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 3.5% | £25–65 |
| Integral vehicle structure condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.5% | £180–450 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 3.5% | £45–110 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 2.4% | £18–45 |
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.4% | £60–140 |
| Coil spring insecure Suspension | Major | 2.4% | £25–65 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 27.1% | £200–700 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 12.9% | £80–180 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 11.8% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 9.4% | £40–150 |
| Integral vehicle structure condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 5.9% | £180–450 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 4.7% | £45–110 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90-120k | 4 | 50.0% | 108,718 mi |
| 120k+ | 66 | 81.8% | 246,140 mi |
Source: 85 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2009 TX4 Bronze MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2009 London Taxis Int TX4 Bronze?
81.2% of the 85 2009 London Taxis Int TX4 Bronze tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 74.0% for cars first used in 2009. First-attempt pass rate: 78.1%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2009 London Taxis Int TX4 Bronze?
The three most recorded items are pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (5.88%), ball joint excessively worn (4.71%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.71%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2009 London Taxis Int TX4 Bronze MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 50.0% of the time, falling to 81.8% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2009 London Taxis Int TX4 Bronze in this dataset had covered 242,482 mi.
Does the season affect the 2009 London Taxis Int TX4 Bronze MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 79.1% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 83.3%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.