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MOT reliability

Austin A40 cambridge

167 vehicles · 115 completed MOT tests analysed
83%
MOT pass rate

Based on 167 Austin A40 cambridge vehicles and 115 completed MOT tests, the Austin A40 cambridge has an overall 83% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 83,433 miles.

167
Vehicles
115
MOT tests
526
Avg miles / year
1
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Austin A40 cambridge problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Austin A40 cambridge MOT tests:

  • Other136%
  • Steering6%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension6%
  • Seatbelts & equipment4%
  • Brakes3%
  • Emissions & nuisance1%

Austin A40 cambridge pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
81100%
91100%
101100%
111100%
171100%
181100%

Fuel types: Petrol (165), Diesel (2)

Most common Austin A40 cambridge MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Austin A40 cambridge MOT tests:

  1. Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (5 times)
  2. Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3) (4 times)
  3. both front bump stops loose. (4 times)
  4. slight bind nearside rear wheel (3 times)
  5. Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (3 times)
  6. Offside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (3 times)
  7. Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a) (3 times)
  8. Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f) (3 times)
  9. Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f) (3 times)
  10. Coolant leak (2 times)
  11. offside and nearside front sills corroded outside prescribed area (2 times)
  12. offside front tyre wall perishing (2 times)
  13. oil leak (2 times)
  14. Oil leak (2 times)
  15. nearside front inner and outer sill corroded (2 times)

Austin A40 cambridge pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2001 1 6 100% 92,819
1986 1 1 100% 37,212
1984 2 10 80% 70,080
1983 1 3 100% 89,150
1982 1 1 100% 10,798
1981 1 2 100% 2,038
1956 3 24 75% 39,368
1955 11 63 84% 120,015
1938 1 5 80% 25,077

Austin A40 cambridge reliability FAQ

Across 167 Austin A40 cambridge vehicles in our MOT data, 83% pass the MOT (a 17% failure rate), with about 1 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Austin A40 cambridge MOT issues are: Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b); Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3); both front bump stops loose..

The typical Austin A40 cambridge in our data has covered around 83,433 miles.

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