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MOT reliability

Austin Estate

7 vehicles · 44 completed MOT tests analysed
82%
MOT pass rate

Based on 7 Austin Estate vehicles and 44 completed MOT tests, the Austin Estate has an overall 82% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 29,086 miles.

7
Vehicles
44
MOT tests
221
Avg miles / year
0.8
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Austin Estate problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Austin Estate MOT tests:

  • Other137%
  • Emissions & nuisance6%
  • Seatbelts & equipment6%
  • Steering6%
  • Brakes3%
  • Body & structure3%

Austin Estate pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
151100%
161100%
171100%
181100%
191100%
201100%

Fuel types: Petrol (7)

Most common Austin Estate MOT faults

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

  1. Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (3 times)
  2. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (2 times)
  3. dampness around steering rack (2 times)
  4. Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (1 times)
  5. Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d) (1 times)
  6. Nearside Front Upper Front suspension has slight play in a upper suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) (1 times)
  7. Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d) (1 times)
  8. front brake discs corroded due to lack of uses (1 times)
  9. offside nearside rear tyres splitting on tread (1 times)
  10. slight cracking on rear inner and outer tyre walls (1 times)
  11. Fuel hose leaking (7.2.3) (1 times)
  12. Nearside Front Panhard rod has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2) (1 times)
  13. Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm (2.2.B.1b) (1 times)
  14. Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) (1 times)
  15. Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) (1 times)

Austin Estate pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1991 1 7 100% 17,630
1975 1 4 75% 33,558
1965 1 7 86% 1,828
1964 1 1 100% 83,685
1961 1 11 73% 11,839
1953 1 6 67% 11,846
1952 1 8 88% 43,221

Austin Estate reliability FAQ

Across 7 Austin Estate vehicles in our MOT data, 82% pass the MOT (a 18% failure rate), with about 0.8 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Austin Estate MOT issues are: Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); dampness around steering rack.

The typical Austin Estate in our data has covered around 29,086 miles.

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