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MOT reliability

Austin 7cwt

1 vehicles · 5 completed MOT tests analysed
40%
MOT pass rate

Based on 1 Austin 7cwt vehicles and 5 completed MOT tests, the Austin 7cwt has an overall 40% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 70,341 miles.

1
Vehicles
5
MOT tests
3,494
Avg miles / year
4
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Austin 7cwt problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Austin 7cwt MOT tests:

  • Other100%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension5%
  • Steering5%
  • Brakes5%
  • Seatbelts & equipment5%

Fuel types: Petrol (1)

Most common Austin 7cwt MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Austin 7cwt MOT tests:

  1. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (2 times)
  2. Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated (2.5.A.2) (1 times)
  3. Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (1 times)
  4. Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a) (1 times)
  5. Nearside Rear rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (1 times)
  6. Offside Rear Service brake indicates brake bind (3.7.D.2a) (1 times)
  7. propshaft defective (1 times)
  8. Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) (1 times)
  9. Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) (1 times)
  10. Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (1 times)
  11. Offside rear brake binding (3.7.B.1) (1 times)
  12. Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2) (1 times)
  13. Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (1 times)
  14. Nearside Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d) (1 times)
  15. Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2) (1 times)

Austin 7cwt pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1973 1 5 40% 70,341

Austin 7cwt reliability FAQ

Across 1 Austin 7cwt vehicles in our MOT data, 40% pass the MOT (a 60% failure rate), with about 4 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Austin 7cwt MOT issues are: Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated (2.5.A.2); Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1).

The typical Austin 7cwt in our data has covered around 70,341 miles.

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