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MOT reliability

Austin Pickup

22 vehicles · 173 completed MOT tests analysed
82%
MOT pass rate

Based on 22 Austin Pickup vehicles and 173 completed MOT tests, the Austin Pickup has an overall 82% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 60,379 miles.

22
Vehicles
173
MOT tests
2,146
Avg miles / year
1.1
Faults per test
2%
Dangerous-fault share

Austin Pickup problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Austin Pickup MOT tests:

  • Other92%
  • Brakes10%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension7%
  • Steering6%
  • Body & structure4%
  • Emissions & nuisance3%
  • Lamps & electrical2%
  • Visibility2%

Austin Pickup pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
121100%
14250%
151100%
162100%
17250%
182100%
191100%
201100%

Fuel types: Petrol (21), Other (1)

Most common Austin Pickup MOT faults

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

  1. Oil leak (4 times)
  2. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (4 times)
  3. Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (3 times)
  4. Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (3 times)
  5. Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (3 times)
  6. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (3 times)
  7. Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) (2 times)
  8. Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (2 times)
  9. Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (2 times)
  10. both front lower trunnions have slight play (2 times)
  11. Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (2 times)
  12. Offside Outer Lower Front suspension has slight movement at a wishbone pin or bush (2.5.A.1c) (2 times)
  13. Diff - oil weep. (2 times)
  14. Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly chafed (3.6.B.2c) (2 times)
  15. Nearside Outer Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2) (2 times)

Austin Pickup pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1997 1 7 71% 60,678
1990 1 7 100% 98,987
1983 1 2 100% 97,133
1976 1 2 100% 10,611
1971 3 33 73% 72,627
1970 6 67 85% 62,507
1969 4 39 82% 52,447
1968 3 12 67% 70,710
1963 1 2 100% 2,012

Austin Pickup reliability FAQ

Across 22 Austin Pickup vehicles in our MOT data, 82% pass the MOT (a 18% failure rate), with about 1.1 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Austin Pickup 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 Pickup in our data has covered around 60,379 miles.

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