MOT reliability
Austin A35
9,275 vehicles · 9,736 completed MOT tests analysed
81%
MOT pass rate
Based on 9,275 Austin A35 vehicles and 9,736 completed MOT tests, the Austin A35 has an overall 81% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 52,566 miles.
9,275
Vehicles
9,736
MOT tests
842
Avg miles / year
1.2
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share
Austin A35 problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Austin A35 MOT tests:
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Other110%
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Steering4%
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Emissions & nuisance4%
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Seatbelts & equipment4%
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Brakes3%
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Tyres, wheels & suspension3%
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Visibility1%
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Lamps & electrical1%
Austin A35 pass rate by age
How the Austin A35's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 60% |
| 2 | 10 | 70% |
| 3 | 14 | 71% |
| 4 | 10 | 100% |
| 5 | 13 | 85% |
| 6 | 11 | 91% |
| 7 | 11 | 91% |
| 8 | 16 | 81% |
| 9 | 14 | 79% |
| 10 | 22 | 91% |
| 11 | 19 | 84% |
| 12 | 18 | 72% |
| 13 | 16 | 81% |
| 14 | 11 | 91% |
| 15 | 15 | 67% |
| 16 | 11 | 73% |
| 17 | 15 | 87% |
| 18 | 24 | 79% |
| 19 | 26 | 73% |
| 20 | 25 | 84% |
Fuel types: Petrol (9,255), Other (15), Diesel (5)
Most common Austin A35 MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Austin A35 MOT tests:
- Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (293 times)
- Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (286 times)
- Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a) (285 times)
- Oil leak (282 times)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (248 times)
- Nearside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a) (172 times)
- Offside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a) (157 times)
- Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (147 times)
- Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (141 times)
- Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (136 times)
- Horn not working (1.6.2a) (105 times)
- Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a) (95 times)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (91 times)
- Steering column top bearing slightly worn (2.1.2c) (91 times)
- Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.5b) (83 times)
Austin A35 pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 49,646 |
| 2013 | 1 | 11 | 64% | — |
| 2012 | 1 | 16 | 81% | 45,143 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 100% | 37,652 |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 | 75% | 81,130 |
| 2008 | 1 | 14 | 86% | 12,598 |
| 2007 | 2 | 16 | 81% | 29,296 |
| 2006 | 2 | 22 | 64% | 60,053 |
| 2005 | 2 | 10 | 100% | 51,498 |
| 2004 | 1 | 7 | 100% | 4,846 |
| 2003 | 1 | 9 | 100% | 33,106 |
| 2001 | 3 | 15 | 80% | 26,795 |
| 2000 | 1 | 9 | 78% | 71,111 |
| 1998 | 5 | 31 | 90% | 55,049 |
| 1997 | 1 | 8 | 100% | 99,986 |
| 1996 | 6 | 38 | 82% | 48,353 |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 58,771 |
| 1994 | 2 | 6 | 67% | 52,657 |
| 1993 | 3 | 22 | 68% | 56,619 |
| 1992 | 2 | 9 | 78% | 42,687 |
| 1991 | 3 | 20 | 65% | 54,521 |
| 1990 | 3 | 24 | 92% | 79,205 |
| 1989 | 7 | 44 | 91% | 23,575 |
| 1988 | 8 | 48 | 83% | 53,460 |
| 1987 | 4 | 23 | 78% | 50,140 |
| 1986 | 10 | 42 | 69% | 29,963 |
| 1985 | 6 | 24 | 75% | 34,542 |
| 1984 | 6 | 48 | 88% | 138,418 |
| 1983 | 8 | 64 | 84% | 49,987 |
| 1982 | 4 | 8 | 100% | 52,685 |
| 1981 | 3 | 25 | 100% | 44,591 |
| 1980 | 4 | 20 | 80% | 46,047 |
| 1979 | 5 | 28 | 79% | 42,745 |
| 1978 | 5 | 27 | 81% | 32,770 |
| 1977 | 1 | 6 | 83% | 84,423 |
| 1976 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 84,087 |
| 1971 | 13 | 50 | 76% | 45,954 |
| 1968 | 31 | 224 | 82% | 54,868 |
| 1967 | 42 | 313 | 86% | 47,029 |
| 1966 | 26 | 159 | 82% | 58,763 |
| 1965 | 17 | 129 | 79% | 51,779 |
| 1964 | 26 | 193 | 84% | 53,236 |
| 1963 | 35 | 200 | 84% | 72,596 |
| 1962 | 37 | 315 | 77% | 57,806 |
| 1961 | 51 | 389 | 82% | 57,782 |
| 1960 | 40 | 274 | 78% | 64,743 |
| 1959 | 310 | 1,522 | 82% | 51,138 |
| 1958 | 504 | 2,540 | 80% | 51,234 |
| 1957 | 460 | 2,382 | 81% | 52,897 |
| 1956 | 53 | 215 | 77% | 49,051 |
| 1955 | 10 | 50 | 74% | 47,911 |
| 1954 | 12 | 42 | 74% | 46,895 |
| 1953 | 3 | 4 | 75% | 64,897 |
| 1952 | 1 | 5 | 100% | 51,255 |
| 1951 | 1 | 3 | 67% | 27,284 |
| 1949 | 1 | 9 | 78% | 15,398 |
| 1934 | 1 | 5 | 80% | 69,722 |
Austin A35 reliability FAQ
Across 9,275 Austin A35 vehicles in our MOT data,
81% pass the MOT (a 19% failure rate), with about
1.2 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Austin A35 MOT issues are:
Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b); Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a).
The typical Austin A35 in our data has covered around
52,566 miles.
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