MOT reliability
Austin Healey
1,958 vehicles · 12,081 completed MOT tests analysed
85%
MOT pass rate
Based on 1,958 Austin Healey vehicles and 12,081 completed MOT tests, the Austin Healey has an overall 85% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 43,154 miles.
1,958
Vehicles
12,081
MOT tests
691
Avg miles / year
0.9
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share
Austin Healey problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Austin Healey MOT tests:
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Other103%
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Emissions & nuisance5%
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Steering5%
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Brakes5%
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Tyres, wheels & suspension5%
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Seatbelts & equipment4%
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Lamps & electrical2%
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Visibility1%
Austin Healey pass rate by age
How the Austin Healey's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | 92% |
| 2 | 50 | 80% |
| 3 | 53 | 83% |
| 4 | 54 | 91% |
| 5 | 54 | 91% |
| 6 | 70 | 81% |
| 7 | 62 | 87% |
| 8 | 80 | 86% |
| 9 | 93 | 86% |
| 10 | 95 | 85% |
| 11 | 103 | 84% |
| 12 | 102 | 84% |
| 13 | 107 | 85% |
| 14 | 117 | 85% |
| 15 | 122 | 89% |
| 16 | 162 | 83% |
| 17 | 174 | 89% |
| 18 | 170 | 89% |
| 19 | 181 | 83% |
| 20 | 173 | 82% |
Fuel types: Petrol (1,951), Other (6), Gas (1)
Most common Austin Healey MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Austin Healey MOT tests:
- Oil leak (340 times)
- Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (189 times)
- Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (181 times)
- Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a) (157 times)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (156 times)
- Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (143 times)
- Nearside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a) (138 times)
- Offside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a) (137 times)
- Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (113 times)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (107 times)
- Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (101 times)
- Offside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (98 times)
- Horn not working (1.6.2a) (92 times)
- Steering box has a slight oil leak (2.2.D.2e) (86 times)
- Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b) (82 times)
Austin Healey pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 100% | 56,795 |
| 2018 | 6 | 10 | 90% | 51,076 |
| 2017 | 12 | 23 | 87% | 47,854 |
| 2016 | 6 | 20 | 85% | 71,197 |
| 2015 | 6 | 39 | 90% | 13,774 |
| 2014 | 11 | 43 | 98% | 30,291 |
| 2013 | 10 | 45 | 78% | 28,757 |
| 2012 | 3 | 26 | 73% | 66,376 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 | 100% | 42,487 |
| 2010 | 3 | 14 | 93% | 67,439 |
| 2009 | 1 | 14 | 86% | 1,517 |
| 2008 | 3 | 29 | 83% | 36,112 |
| 2007 | 5 | 51 | 90% | 54,430 |
| 2006 | 2 | 13 | 77% | 39,104 |
| 2005 | 7 | 57 | 81% | 33,035 |
| 2004 | 8 | 85 | 96% | 46,310 |
| 2003 | 9 | 84 | 89% | 29,831 |
| 2002 | 10 | 109 | 83% | 20,539 |
| 2001 | 8 | 80 | 86% | 37,650 |
| 2000 | 13 | 149 | 85% | 26,211 |
| 1999 | 9 | 92 | 87% | 74,753 |
| 1998 | 20 | 172 | 83% | 43,350 |
| 1997 | 14 | 134 | 84% | 50,684 |
| 1996 | 11 | 84 | 82% | 21,108 |
| 1995 | 9 | 103 | 82% | 24,802 |
| 1994 | 21 | 201 | 90% | 62,105 |
| 1993 | 13 | 115 | 89% | 28,584 |
| 1992 | 21 | 192 | 84% | 36,887 |
| 1991 | 28 | 346 | 83% | 35,632 |
| 1990 | 44 | 453 | 83% | 47,074 |
| 1989 | 38 | 344 | 82% | 45,148 |
| 1988 | 16 | 183 | 89% | 55,604 |
| 1987 | 11 | 126 | 90% | 40,836 |
| 1986 | 7 | 65 | 80% | 61,870 |
| 1985 | 4 | 36 | 86% | 59,234 |
| 1984 | 9 | 71 | 85% | 37,437 |
| 1983 | 4 | 47 | 87% | 43,218 |
| 1982 | 9 | 85 | 85% | 25,597 |
| 1981 | 3 | 28 | 71% | 45,642 |
| 1980 | 11 | 79 | 87% | 40,327 |
| 1979 | 2 | 34 | 94% | 20,136 |
| 1978 | 3 | 39 | 82% | 34,800 |
| 1975 | 1 | 3 | 100% | 4,169 |
| 1974 | 1 | 3 | 67% | 1,952 |
| 1973 | 1 | 2 | 50% | 6,846 |
| 1972 | 4 | 46 | 80% | 24,870 |
| 1971 | 19 | 179 | 80% | 51,008 |
| 1970 | 12 | 121 | 81% | 48,331 |
| 1969 | 14 | 90 | 74% | 41,822 |
| 1968 | 13 | 92 | 79% | 36,026 |
| 1967 | 78 | 787 | 83% | 51,203 |
| 1966 | 71 | 760 | 85% | 57,581 |
| 1965 | 96 | 959 | 85% | 51,501 |
| 1964 | 85 | 809 | 86% | 53,918 |
| 1963 | 64 | 587 | 89% | 45,438 |
| 1962 | 45 | 376 | 86% | 39,365 |
| 1961 | 70 | 593 | 86% | 40,212 |
| 1960 | 124 | 994 | 86% | 40,012 |
| 1959 | 80 | 434 | 83% | 33,477 |
| 1958 | 45 | 259 | 78% | 40,220 |
| 1957 | 40 | 237 | 83% | 41,992 |
| 1956 | 28 | 186 | 83% | 33,512 |
| 1955 | 49 | 343 | 84% | 32,556 |
| 1954 | 32 | 210 | 87% | 32,572 |
| 1953 | 14 | 75 | 81% | 36,176 |
| 1950 | 1 | 5 | 100% | 7,863 |
Austin Healey reliability FAQ
Across 1,958 Austin Healey vehicles in our MOT data,
85% pass the MOT (a 15% failure rate), with about
0.9 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Austin Healey MOT issues are:
Oil leak; Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c); Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c).
The typical Austin Healey in our data has covered around
43,154 miles.
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