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MOT reliability

Austin Minor pickup

3 vehicles · 19 completed MOT tests analysed
63%
MOT pass rate

Based on 3 Austin Minor pickup vehicles and 19 completed MOT tests, the Austin Minor pickup has an overall 63% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 44,550 miles.

3
Vehicles
19
MOT tests
513
Avg miles / year
3.1
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Austin Minor pickup problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Austin Minor pickup MOT tests:

  • Other102%
  • Seatbelts & equipment16%
  • Brakes3%
  • Emissions & nuisance2%

Fuel types: Petrol (3)

Most common Austin Minor pickup MOT faults

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

  1. Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (3 times)
  2. offside rear tyre perished (2 times)
  3. play in nearside front lower suspension trunnion (2 times)
  4. air cracking in tyre sidewalls (2 times)
  5. Exhaust noisy (7.1.4) (2 times)
  6. underside of vehicle heavily undersealed (2 times)
  7. Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a) (2 times)
  8. slight play detected at steering wheel (2 times)
  9. slight score on screen (2 times)
  10. Driver's seat insecure (6.2.A.1) (1 times)
  11. Front Exhaust system not adequately supported (7.1.1) (1 times)
  12. Nearside Front Track rod end loose (2.2.B.1d) (1 times)
  13. Nearside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush (2.4.B.2) (1 times)
  14. Offside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced (1.7.5a) (1 times)
  15. Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (1 times)

Austin Minor pickup pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1971 1 7 43% 53,270
1970 1 1 100% 68,135
1969 1 11 73% 12,245

Austin Minor pickup reliability FAQ

Across 3 Austin Minor pickup vehicles in our MOT data, 63% pass the MOT (a 37% failure rate), with about 3.1 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Austin Minor pickup MOT issues are: Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3); offside rear tyre perished; play in nearside front lower suspension trunnion.

The typical Austin Minor pickup in our data has covered around 44,550 miles.

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