MOT reliability
Austin Devon
15 vehicles · 72 completed MOT tests analysed
86%
MOT pass rate
Based on 15 Austin Devon vehicles and 72 completed MOT tests, the Austin Devon has an overall 86% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 30,326 miles.
15
Vehicles
72
MOT tests
500
Avg miles / year
0.6
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share
Austin Devon problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Austin Devon MOT tests:
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Other137%
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Brakes7%
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Lamps & electrical7%
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Seatbelts & equipment2%
Austin Devon pass rate by age
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | 100% |
| 13 | 2 | 50% |
| 17 | 1 | 100% |
| 18 | 1 | 100% |
| 19 | 1 | 100% |
Fuel types: Petrol (15)
Most common Austin Devon MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Austin Devon MOT tests:
- Service brake: service brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7) (3 times)
- oil leak (2 times)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b) (2 times)
- Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7) (2 times)
- hand brake rod rubbing floor (2 times)
- Body has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2) (2 times)
- Coolant leak (2 times)
- Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (2 times)
- Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a) (2 times)
- 1 brake pads not checked †2 slight play in steering colume †3 steering sticking slightly vehicle been standing (2 times)
- Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f) (1 times)
- exhaust coroded and slight blowing.l/h/r tyre wall cracked. (1 times)
- imbalance on front brakes. (1 times)
- l/h/r tyre badly cracked [BORDERLINE PASS]! (1 times)
- r/h/r brkake binding after application [BORDERLINE PASS]! (1 times)
Austin Devon pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 | 3 | 67% | 3,130 |
| 1988 | 1 | 13 | 85% | 72,847 |
| 1985 | 1 | 7 | 86% | 15,435 |
| 1955 | 1 | 7 | 100% | 10,621 |
| 1954 | 2 | 2 | 100% | 28,422 |
| 1951 | 3 | 16 | 81% | 17,732 |
| 1950 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 30,989 |
| 1949 | 4 | 18 | 83% | 43,815 |
| 1947 | 1 | 5 | 100% | 36,576 |
Austin Devon reliability FAQ
Across 15 Austin Devon vehicles in our MOT data,
86% pass the MOT (a 14% failure rate), with about
0.6 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Austin Devon MOT issues are:
Service brake: service brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7); oil leak; Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b).
The typical Austin Devon in our data has covered around
30,326 miles.
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