Austin MOT failure rates by model
Austin cars fail 27.7% of MOT tests. Here is every Austin model ranked by failure rate, and the item each loses most tests to.
What is the MOT failure rate for Austin cars?
Across 377,404 MOT tests in the DVSA record, 27.7% of Austin cars fail. That is 2.0 points above the 25.7% national average across all cars. The Austin models below are ranked worst to best by failure rate, each with the failure area it loses most tests to.
| Model | Failure rate | Tests | Top failure area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Metro | 33.4% | 31,545 | Body & structure |
| Austin Maestro | 32.9% | 15,332 | Suspension |
| Austin MINI | 32.8% | 206,863 | Lamps & electrical |
| Austin Montego | 30.9% | 3,500 | Suspension |
| Austin Allegro | 30.6% | 4,918 | Lamps & electrical |
| Austin Maxi | 25.3% | 1,235 | Brakes |
| Austin 1100 | 24.3% | 3,052 | Brakes |
| Austin 6 | 23.9% | 2,561 | Brakes |
| Austin 1300 | 23.0% | 3,112 | Brakes |
| Austin 8 | 21.5% | 1,274 | Brakes |
| Austin Sprite | 20.0% | 5,073 | Brakes |
| Austin A30 | 20.0% | 4,968 | Brakes |
| Austin 1800 | 19.9% | 1,372 | Brakes |
| Austin A35 | 19.1% | 9,846 | Brakes |
| Austin A40 | 18.6% | 8,642 | Brakes |
| Austin A60 | 18.2% | 3,217 | Brakes |
| Austin A55 | 17.0% | 1,831 | Brakes |
| Austin Healey | 16.9% | 23,616 | Brakes |
| Austin Champ | 11.1% | 1,098 | Brakes |
| Austin 10 | 10.1% | 2,683 | Brakes |
| Austin 7 | 8.3% | 4,103 | Brakes |
| Austin Seven | 7.2% | 14,388 | Brakes |
| Austin 12 | 5.8% | 1,038 | Brakes |
Which Austin fails its MOT most, and which least?
The Austin Metro has the highest failure rate at 33.4%, and the Austin 12 the lowest at 5.8%. A higher rate reflects how old and how hard a model tends to be used as much as how it was built, so the oldest models in the range usually sit near the top.
Compare another make
Failure rates for other makes with a large MOT sample.
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Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain