MOT reliability
Austin Open road tourer
1 vehicles · 9 completed MOT tests analysed
78%
MOT pass rate
Based on 1 Austin Open road tourer vehicles and 9 completed MOT tests, the Austin Open road tourer has an overall 78% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 9,927 miles.
1
Vehicles
9
MOT tests
3.4
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share
Austin Open road tourer problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Austin Open road tourer MOT tests:
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Other181%
Austin Open road tourer pass rate by age
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|
Fuel types: Petrol (1)
Most common Austin Open road tourer MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Austin Open road tourer MOT tests:
- Service brake: service brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.C.1a) (6 times)
- Nearside Rear Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a) (4 times)
- Offside Rear Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a) (4 times)
- Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a) (3 times)
- Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.C.1b) (3 times)
- Offside Front Axle beam has slight vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam (2.5.A.1a) (3 times)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.2b) (2 times)
- offside and nearside front wheel bearings very slight noise/roughness (2 times)
- offside and nearside headlamp aims slightly deminished (2 times)
- slight leak from water pump seal (2 times)
- both headlamp beam images and outputs slightly deminished (2 times)
- nearside rear tyre has very slight deformity, (lump) when rotated (2 times)
- offside front wheel bearing very slight noise when rotated (2 times)
- Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.5b) (2 times)
- nearside front brake reading, slight fluctuation (1 times)
Austin Open road tourer pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1 | 9 | 78% | 9,927 |
Austin Open road tourer reliability FAQ
Across 1 Austin Open road tourer vehicles in our MOT data,
78% pass the MOT (a 22% failure rate), with about
3.4 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Austin Open road tourer MOT issues are:
Service brake: service brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.C.1a); Nearside Rear Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a); Offside Rear Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a).
The typical Austin Open road tourer in our data has covered around
9,927 miles.
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