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Austin Hurse vs Austin Maestro l: reliability comparison

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

Austin Hurse
100%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Austin Maestro l
67%
MOT pass rate · 151,353 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Austin Hurse (100%) and Austin Maestro l (67%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Austin Hurse Austin Maestro l
MOT pass rate 100% 67%
MOT failure rate 0% 33%
Faults & advisories per test 0.4 1.8
Dangerous-fault share 0% 0%
Average mileage 4,186 mi 74,113 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 1 151,353

Most common faults

Austin Hurse

  1. Front Headlamp affected by the operation of another lamp (1.7.5c)
  2. Offside Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)
  3. o/s rear hand and footbrake slghtly low performance

Austin Maestro l

  1. Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (7.3.B.1a)
  2. Oil leak
  3. Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
  4. Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
  5. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  6. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Austin Hurse (100%) and Austin Maestro l (67%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Austin Hurse report Full Austin Maestro 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.