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Austin Healey 3000 vs Austin Metro l: reliability comparison

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

Austin Healey 3000
86%
MOT pass rate · 50 vehicles
More reliable
Austin Metro l
66%
MOT pass rate · 153,180 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate, the Austin Healey 3000 is the more reliable of the two — 86% pass first time versus 66%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Head to head

Measure Austin Healey 3000 Austin Metro l
MOT pass rate 86% ✓ 66%
MOT failure rate 14% ✓ 34%
Faults & advisories per test 0.8 ✓ 1.9
Dangerous-fault share 1% 0% ✓
Average mileage 52,147 mi 58,961 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 50 153,180

Most common faults

Austin Healey 3000

  1. Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a)
  2. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
  3. Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
  4. Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
  5. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  6. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)

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 Healey 3000 is the more reliable of the two — 86% pass first time versus 66%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Full Austin Healey 3000 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.