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Austin Austin princess vs Austin Metro l: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Austin Austin princess
62%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Austin Metro l
66%
MOT pass rate · 153,180 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Austin Austin princess (62%) and Austin Metro l (66%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Austin Austin princess Austin Metro l
MOT pass rate 62% 66% ✓
MOT failure rate 38% 34% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 2.2 1.9 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 0% 0%
Average mileage 85,267 mi 58,961 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 1 153,180

Most common faults

Austin Austin princess

  1. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
  2. Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint n/s/f lower king pin (2.5.B.1a)
  3. Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint o/s/f lower kingpin (2.5.B.1a)
  4. Brake pipe inadequately clipped n/s/f near sevo (3.6.B.1)
  5. Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases centre pipe (7.1.2)
  6. Front Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)

Austin Metro l

  1. Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (7.3.B.1a)
  2. Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
  3. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  4. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  5. Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
  6. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Austin Austin princess (62%) and Austin Metro l (66%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Austin Austin princess report Full Austin Metro l report Most reliable cars

Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.