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Austin Metro city vs Austin Scout: reliability comparison

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

Austin Metro city
67%
MOT pass rate · 197,399 vehicles
Austin Scout
90%
MOT pass rate · 2 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Austin Metro city (67%) and Austin Scout (90%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Austin Metro city Austin Scout
MOT pass rate 67% 90% ✓
MOT failure rate 33% 10% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 2.0 1.0 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 0% 0%
Average mileage 57,745 mi 16,069 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 197,399 2

Most common faults

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)

Austin Scout

  1. Offside Rear Radius arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
  2. Floor pans slightly corroded
  3. coolant leak from radiator area
  4. floor pans slightly corroded
  5. windscreen wipers smearing screen slightly
  6. Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing all cracking on side walls/sholder (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Austin Metro city (67%) and Austin Scout (90%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Austin Metro city report Full Austin Scout 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.