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Austin Metro city vs Austin Trojan healy sprite: 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 Trojan healy sprite
95%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Austin Metro city (67%) and Austin Trojan healy sprite (95%) 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 Trojan healy sprite
MOT pass rate 67% 95% ✓
MOT failure rate 33% 5% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 2.0 0.1 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 0% 0%
Average mileage 57,745 mi 22,513 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 197,399 1

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 Trojan healy sprite

  1. oil leak from timing chain cover area
  2. offside rear shock absorber oily
  3. o/s/f wing repeater slightly white
  4. slight imbalance to rear service brakes.
  5. n/s/f brake caliper damp(does'nt feel like brake fliud)
  6. slight oil leak from engine

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Austin Metro city (67%) and Austin Trojan healy sprite (95%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Austin Metro city report Full Austin Trojan healy sprite 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.