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MOT reliability

Austin Metro city auto

1,735 vehicles · 358 completed MOT tests analysed
69%
MOT pass rate

Based on 1,735 Austin Metro city auto vehicles and 358 completed MOT tests, the Austin Metro city auto has an overall 69% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 40,515 miles.

1,735
Vehicles
358
MOT tests
1,784
Avg miles / year
1.8
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share

Austin Metro city auto problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Austin Metro city auto MOT tests:

  • Other123%
  • Seatbelts & equipment8%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension5%
  • Emissions & nuisance5%
  • Brakes3%
  • Body & structure0%
  • Steering0%
  • Lamps & electrical0%

Austin Metro city auto pass rate by age

How the Austin Metro city auto's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
162055%
175964%
187470%
195571%
204168%

Fuel types: Petrol (1,732), Diesel (3)

Most common Austin Metro city auto MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Austin Metro city auto MOT tests:

  1. Oil leak (25 times)
  2. Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (7.3.B.1a) (16 times)
  3. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (14 times)
  4. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) (11 times)
  5. Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (10 times)
  6. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (10 times)
  7. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (10 times)
  8. Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a) (9 times)
  9. Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (9 times)
  10. Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (9 times)
  11. oil leak (8 times)
  12. Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (7 times)
  13. Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (7 times)
  14. Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (6 times)
  15. Nearside Rear Fluid suspension unit supply pipe corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.D.3) (6 times)

Austin Metro city auto pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1989 37 176 66% 39,482
1988 48 166 72% 41,911
1987 4 16 62% 33,319

Austin Metro city auto reliability FAQ

Across 1,735 Austin Metro city auto vehicles in our MOT data, 69% pass the MOT (a 31% failure rate), with about 1.8 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Austin Metro city auto MOT issues are: Oil leak; Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (7.3.B.1a); Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7).

The typical Austin Metro city auto in our data has covered around 40,515 miles.

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