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Austin Litchfield vs Austin Metro city: reliability comparison

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

Austin Litchfield
86%
MOT pass rate · 6 vehicles
Austin Metro city
67%
MOT pass rate · 197,399 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Austin Litchfield (86%) and Austin Metro city (67%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Austin Litchfield Austin Metro city
MOT pass rate 86% ✓ 67%
MOT failure rate 14% ✓ 33%
Faults & advisories per test 0.4 ✓ 2.0
Dangerous-fault share 0% 0%
Average mileage 51,966 mi 57,745 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 6 197,399

Most common faults

Austin Litchfield

  1. Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1a)
  2. Oil leak
  3. Leaf spring has slight wear in a shackle pin and/or bush (2.4.B.2)
  4. Nearside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a)
  5. Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
  6. Nearside Front Leaf spring deteriorated but not seriously weakened (2.4.B.1a)

Austin Metro city

  1. Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (7.3.B.1a)
  2. Oil leak
  3. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  4. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
  5. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  6. Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Austin Litchfield (86%) and Austin Metro city (67%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Austin Litchfield report Full Austin Metro city 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.