Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush on the London Taxis Int TX4
Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush on the London Taxis Int TX4 is recorded on 2,128 tests — 4.8% of all its MOT tests, against 0.5% across every car in the data. That is 9.6× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.5% of tests record it — this model is 9.6× that share |
| The 185 models compared | 11 of 185, highest first |
| The model's own record | 44,719 tests · every year of the TX4 → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every London Taxis Int TX4 tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2007, 2.1% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 2.4%. The share has barely moved over that time. Worst year 2017 at 2.4%; best 2010 at 1.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 73 | 3,430 | 2.1% |
| 2008 | 39 | 2,968 | 1.3% |
| 2009 | 75 | 4,610 | 1.6% |
| 2010 | 114 | 9,540 | 1.2% |
| 2011 | 165 | 11,985 | 1.4% |
| 2012 | 120 | 6,970 | 1.7% |
| 2013 | 162 | 11,196 | 1.4% |
| 2014 | 410 | 24,264 | 1.7% |
| 2015 | 452 | 21,996 | 2.0% |
| 2016 | 344 | 16,824 | 2.0% |
| 2017 | 170 | 7,192 | 2.4% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £30–£75 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- London Taxis Int TX4 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every London Taxis Int model →