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MOT reliability

Austin Montego efi auto

27 vehicles · 1 completed MOT tests analysed
0%
MOT pass rate

Based on 27 Austin Montego efi auto vehicles and 1 completed MOT tests, the Austin Montego efi auto has an overall 0% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 72,363 miles.

27
Vehicles
1
MOT tests
23
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Austin Montego efi auto problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Austin Montego efi auto MOT tests:

  • Other96%
  • Emissions & nuisance9%
  • Seatbelts & equipment4%

Austin Montego efi auto pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
1810%

Fuel types: Petrol (26), Diesel (1)

Most common Austin Montego efi auto MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Austin Montego efi auto MOT tests:

  1. Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (1 times)
  2. Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine (7.4.B.3b) (1 times)
  3. Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) (1 times)
  4. Nearside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b) (1 times)
  5. Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.5c) (1 times)
  6. Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp shows direct white light to the rear (1.1.C.1f) (1 times)
  7. Nearside Rear Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing (2.7.2a) (1 times)
  8. Nearside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b) (1 times)
  9. Nearside Rear rear brake binding (3.7.B.1) (1 times)
  10. Nearside Rear rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (1 times)
  11. Offside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) (1 times)
  12. Offside Front Headlamp aim too low when the centre of the headlamp is below 850mm from the ground (1.6.B2) (1 times)
  13. Offside Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (1 times)
  14. Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2) (1 times)
  15. Offside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b) (1 times)

Austin Montego efi auto pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1987 1 1 0% 72,363

Austin Montego efi auto reliability FAQ

Across 27 Austin Montego efi auto vehicles in our MOT data, 0% pass the MOT (a 100% failure rate), with about 23 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Austin Montego efi auto MOT issues are: Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2); Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine (7.4.B.3b); Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2).

The typical Austin Montego efi auto in our data has covered around 72,363 miles.

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