MOT reliability
Austin Coupe
9 vehicles · 30 completed MOT tests analysed
93%
MOT pass rate
Based on 9 Austin Coupe vehicles and 30 completed MOT tests, the Austin Coupe has an overall 93% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 26,328 miles.
9
Vehicles
30
MOT tests
467
Avg miles / year
0.5
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share
Austin Coupe problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Austin Coupe MOT tests:
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Other86%
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Emissions & nuisance14%
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Steering14%
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Seatbelts & equipment7%
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Brakes7%
Austin Coupe pass rate by age
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 4 | 1 | 100% |
Fuel types: Petrol (9)
Most common Austin Coupe MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Austin Coupe MOT tests:
- Front Windscreen wiper blade missing (8.2.2) (1 times)
- Nearside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush (2.4.B.2) (1 times)
- Offside Front Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush (2.4.B.2) (1 times)
- Offside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush (2.4.B.2) (1 times)
- Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (2.7.4) (1 times)
- Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1a) (1 times)
- Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (1 times)
- Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (1 times)
- Nearside Outer Front brake disc slightly scored (3.5.1h) (1 times)
- slight roughness in offside rear wheelbearing. (1 times)
- both front tyres have some deteriortion in outter side walls and tyres possibly to narrow for wheels,advise to get this checked. (1 times)
- 14% unbalance in front brake performance (1 times)
- Exhaust noisy (8.1.1 (a)) (1 times)
- Horn not working (7.7 (a)) (1 times)
- Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) (1 times)
Austin Coupe pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | 3 | 100% | 8,913 |
| 1974 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 89,314 |
| 1971 | 1 | 3 | 100% | 18,520 |
| 1950 | 1 | 4 | 100% | 18,676 |
| 1947 | 1 | 13 | 92% | 8,878 |
| 1935 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 75,700 |
| 1932 | 1 | 2 | 100% | 666 |
| 1931 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 8,436 |
| 1924 | 1 | 2 | 100% | 7,855 |
Austin Coupe reliability FAQ
Across 9 Austin Coupe vehicles in our MOT data,
93% pass the MOT (a 7% failure rate), with about
0.5 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Austin Coupe MOT issues are:
Front Windscreen wiper blade missing (8.2.2); Nearside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush (2.4.B.2); Offside Front Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush (2.4.B.2).
The typical Austin Coupe in our data has covered around
26,328 miles.
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