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MOT reliability

Austin Princess vanden plas

2 vehicles · 12 completed MOT tests analysed
83%
MOT pass rate

Based on 2 Austin Princess vanden plas vehicles and 12 completed MOT tests, the Austin Princess vanden plas has an overall 83% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 47,947 miles.

2
Vehicles
12
MOT tests
32
Avg miles / year
2.4
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Austin Princess vanden plas problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Austin Princess vanden plas MOT tests:

  • Other107%
  • Steering10%
  • Emissions & nuisance3%

Fuel types: Petrol (2)

Most common Austin Princess vanden plas MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Austin Princess vanden plas MOT tests:

  1. Offside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) (1 times)
  2. both wiper blades slightly deteriorated (1 times)
  3. nearside front brakes binding slightly (1 times)
  4. nearside rear brakes binding slightly (1 times)
  5. offside front brakes binding slightly (1 times)
  6. offside rear brakes binding slightly (1 times)
  7. Nearside front brake binding (3.7.B.1) (1 times)
  8. Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a) (1 times)
  9. Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (1 times)
  10. Offside front brake binding (3.7.B.1) (1 times)
  11. Offside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a) (1 times)
  12. Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (1 times)
  13. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (1 times)
  14. Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (1 times)
  15. Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c) (1 times)

Austin Princess vanden plas pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1972 1 8 88% 19,545
1963 1 4 75% 76,349

Austin Princess vanden plas reliability FAQ

Across 2 Austin Princess vanden plas vehicles in our MOT data, 83% pass the MOT (a 17% failure rate), with about 2.4 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Austin Princess vanden plas MOT issues are: Offside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a); both wiper blades slightly deteriorated; nearside front brakes binding slightly.

The typical Austin Princess vanden plas in our data has covered around 47,947 miles.

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