MOT reliability
Austin Healey sprite
3,881 vehicles · 10,730 completed MOT tests analysed
81%
MOT pass rate
Based on 3,881 Austin Healey sprite vehicles and 10,730 completed MOT tests, the Austin Healey sprite has an overall 81% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 42,170 miles.
3,881
Vehicles
10,730
MOT tests
480
Avg miles / year
1.1
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share
Austin Healey sprite problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Austin Healey sprite MOT tests:
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Other105%
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Emissions & nuisance6%
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Brakes4%
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Steering4%
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Seatbelts & equipment4%
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Tyres, wheels & suspension4%
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Lamps & electrical1%
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Visibility1%
Austin Healey sprite pass rate by age
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 3 | 1 | 100% |
| 4 | 1 | 100% |
| 5 | 6 | 83% |
| 6 | 3 | 67% |
| 7 | 7 | 86% |
| 8 | 5 | 80% |
| 9 | 8 | 88% |
| 10 | 12 | 75% |
| 11 | 12 | 83% |
| 12 | 10 | 90% |
| 13 | 10 | 80% |
| 14 | 7 | 100% |
| 15 | 9 | 78% |
| 16 | 12 | 67% |
| 17 | 9 | 89% |
| 18 | 15 | 73% |
| 19 | 18 | 83% |
| 20 | 24 | 79% |
Fuel types: Petrol (3,869), Other (12)
Most common Austin Healey sprite MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Austin Healey sprite MOT tests:
- Oil leak (383 times)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (305 times)
- Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (258 times)
- Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (209 times)
- Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (201 times)
- Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (199 times)
- Horn not working (1.6.2a) (189 times)
- Nearside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a) (164 times)
- Offside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a) (140 times)
- Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (108 times)
- Offside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (101 times)
- Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (95 times)
- Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (90 times)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (88 times)
- Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a) (85 times)
Austin Healey sprite pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 50% | 74,751 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 50% | 14,868 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 62,767 |
| 2004 | 2 | 27 | 89% | 82,761 |
| 2002 | 3 | 7 | 71% | 55,085 |
| 2001 | 2 | 23 | 70% | 49,623 |
| 2000 | 1 | 9 | 89% | 6,495 |
| 1999 | 1 | 4 | 100% | 1,997 |
| 1998 | 1 | 8 | 88% | 42,627 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 6,621 |
| 1996 | 2 | 20 | 85% | 17,470 |
| 1995 | 1 | 10 | 80% | 27,524 |
| 1994 | 1 | 2 | 50% | 3,124 |
| 1993 | 1 | 5 | 80% | 72,841 |
| 1992 | 1 | 11 | 82% | 6,909 |
| 1991 | 2 | 8 | 62% | 30,690 |
| 1990 | 5 | 44 | 77% | 37,267 |
| 1989 | 4 | 46 | 76% | 30,946 |
| 1988 | 5 | 47 | 83% | 31,942 |
| 1987 | 3 | 29 | 86% | 41,749 |
| 1986 | 8 | 62 | 89% | 43,543 |
| 1985 | 4 | 42 | 86% | 22,829 |
| 1984 | 3 | 17 | 88% | 25,295 |
| 1983 | 4 | 33 | 76% | 40,887 |
| 1982 | 8 | 43 | 86% | 29,695 |
| 1981 | 4 | 36 | 83% | 32,857 |
| 1980 | 2 | 14 | 79% | 32,637 |
| 1979 | 2 | 18 | 83% | 43,054 |
| 1978 | 4 | 23 | 87% | 37,170 |
| 1976 | 1 | 4 | 100% | 99,433 |
| 1972 | 1 | 17 | 82% | 4,888 |
| 1971 | 35 | 352 | 78% | 54,119 |
| 1970 | 46 | 381 | 79% | 49,532 |
| 1969 | 68 | 598 | 80% | 47,084 |
| 1968 | 67 | 617 | 77% | 49,428 |
| 1967 | 88 | 811 | 79% | 46,434 |
| 1966 | 75 | 630 | 80% | 42,327 |
| 1965 | 68 | 646 | 78% | 43,756 |
| 1964 | 41 | 382 | 80% | 52,596 |
| 1963 | 44 | 334 | 81% | 57,531 |
| 1962 | 44 | 331 | 79% | 41,379 |
| 1961 | 118 | 1,028 | 86% | 40,711 |
| 1960 | 207 | 1,833 | 81% | 40,355 |
| 1959 | 271 | 1,769 | 83% | 35,635 |
| 1958 | 64 | 377 | 80% | 36,883 |
| 1957 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 92,057 |
| 1954 | 1 | 9 | 78% | 27,304 |
Austin Healey sprite reliability FAQ
Across 3,881 Austin Healey sprite vehicles in our MOT data,
81% pass the MOT (a 19% failure rate), with about
1.1 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Austin Healey sprite MOT issues are:
Oil leak; Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c).
The typical Austin Healey sprite in our data has covered around
42,170 miles.
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