MOT reliability
Austin Healey sprit
5 vehicles · 25 completed MOT tests analysed
80%
MOT pass rate
Based on 5 Austin Healey sprit vehicles and 25 completed MOT tests, the Austin Healey sprit has an overall 80% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 51,545 miles.
5
Vehicles
25
MOT tests
1,128
Avg miles / year
1.2
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share
Austin Healey sprit problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Austin Healey sprit MOT tests:
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Other145%
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Seatbelts & equipment3%
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Emissions & nuisance3%
Austin Healey sprit pass rate by age
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|
Fuel types: Petrol (5)
Most common Austin Healey sprit MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Austin Healey sprit MOT tests:
- Advise mark on windscreen ns (2 times)
- Offside Rear Leaf spring deteriorated but not seriously weakened (2.4.B.1a) (2 times)
- Corrosion to the OSF wheel arch area. (2 times)
- Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (2 times)
- Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (2 times)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (2 times)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (2 times)
- Vehicle structure has slight corrosion (6.1.A.1) (2 times)
- fuel pipe by filter split but not leaking (2 times)
- Offside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a) (2 times)
- Nearside Front Valve stem slightly damaged (4.1.D.1e) (1 times)
- Nearside Front Valve stem slightly misaligned (4.1.D.1e) (1 times)
- advise h/brake travel (1 times)
- Advise handbrake travel (1 times)
- Fuel tank leaking (7.2.3) (1 times)
Austin Healey sprit pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 | 3 | 100% | 43,167 |
| 1971 | 1 | 3 | 100% | 13,377 |
| 1967 | 1 | 7 | 57% | 3,154 |
| 1959 | 1 | 6 | 100% | 99,263 |
| 1958 | 1 | 6 | 67% | 98,764 |
Austin Healey sprit reliability FAQ
Across 5 Austin Healey sprit vehicles in our MOT data,
80% pass the MOT (a 20% failure rate), with about
1.2 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Austin Healey sprit MOT issues are:
Advise mark on windscreen ns; Offside Rear Leaf spring deteriorated but not seriously weakened (2.4.B.1a); Corrosion to the OSF wheel arch area..
The typical Austin Healey sprit in our data has covered around
51,545 miles.
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