MOT reliability
Austin Seven
5,165 vehicles · 14,122 completed MOT tests analysed
93%
MOT pass rate
Based on 5,165 Austin Seven vehicles and 14,122 completed MOT tests, the Austin Seven has an overall 93% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 31,279 miles.
5,165
Vehicles
14,122
MOT tests
919
Avg miles / year
0.4
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share
Austin Seven problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Austin Seven MOT tests:
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Other139%
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Steering5%
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Seatbelts & equipment3%
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Brakes2%
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Tyres, wheels & suspension1%
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Emissions & nuisance1%
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Lamps & electrical0%
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Visibility0%
Austin Seven pass rate by age
How the Austin Seven's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 | 93% |
| 2 | 50 | 98% |
| 3 | 50 | 96% |
| 4 | 51 | 94% |
| 5 | 54 | 96% |
| 6 | 55 | 96% |
| 7 | 59 | 97% |
| 8 | 67 | 88% |
| 9 | 76 | 93% |
| 10 | 79 | 91% |
| 11 | 72 | 92% |
| 12 | 88 | 89% |
| 13 | 85 | 93% |
| 14 | 90 | 99% |
| 15 | 80 | 96% |
| 16 | 81 | 95% |
| 17 | 71 | 93% |
| 18 | 71 | 94% |
| 19 | 72 | 97% |
| 20 | 78 | 92% |
Fuel types: Petrol (5,150), Other (15)
Most common Austin Seven MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Austin Seven MOT tests:
- Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a) (220 times)
- Oil leak (186 times)
- Offside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a) (182 times)
- Nearside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a) (141 times)
- Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1a) (106 times)
- Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (103 times)
- Service brake: service brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.C.1a) (94 times)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (92 times)
- Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (89 times)
- Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (85 times)
- Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.C.1b) (77 times)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b) (77 times)
- Offside Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a) (74 times)
- Nearside Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a) (74 times)
- Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (53 times)
Austin Seven pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 18,029 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 3,169 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 100% | — |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 | 100% | 3,894 |
| 2014 | 2 | 6 | 100% | 1,588 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 100% | — |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | 100% | 53,096 |
| 2011 | 10 | 22 | 86% | 8,006 |
| 2010 | 4 | 11 | 100% | 2,903 |
| 2009 | 7 | 19 | 95% | 30,690 |
| 2008 | 10 | 57 | 93% | 12,872 |
| 2007 | 7 | 28 | 100% | 2,770 |
| 2006 | 12 | 69 | 96% | 14,480 |
| 2005 | 5 | 28 | 86% | 9,949 |
| 2004 | 12 | 75 | 91% | 24,165 |
| 2003 | 12 | 49 | 100% | 15,846 |
| 2002 | 11 | 53 | 94% | 47,463 |
| 2001 | 14 | 83 | 95% | 26,913 |
| 2000 | 11 | 64 | 91% | 39,300 |
| 1999 | 15 | 69 | 97% | 35,997 |
| 1998 | 18 | 94 | 95% | 18,606 |
| 1997 | 22 | 126 | 92% | 18,193 |
| 1996 | 19 | 100 | 90% | 14,717 |
| 1995 | 6 | 35 | 86% | 86,576 |
| 1994 | 13 | 65 | 95% | 17,451 |
| 1993 | 14 | 79 | 90% | 17,041 |
| 1992 | 21 | 105 | 94% | 34,970 |
| 1991 | 14 | 62 | 95% | 13,101 |
| 1990 | 16 | 104 | 95% | 24,417 |
| 1989 | 24 | 120 | 92% | 25,117 |
| 1988 | 18 | 110 | 93% | 21,664 |
| 1987 | 8 | 39 | 97% | 31,381 |
| 1986 | 9 | 49 | 94% | 47,901 |
| 1985 | 9 | 42 | 98% | 14,911 |
| 1984 | 42 | 196 | 94% | 16,124 |
| 1983 | 25 | 118 | 92% | 22,868 |
| 1982 | 14 | 51 | 96% | 19,897 |
| 1981 | 14 | 76 | 93% | 24,708 |
| 1980 | 14 | 90 | 87% | 44,648 |
| 1979 | 13 | 63 | 89% | 18,257 |
| 1978 | 14 | 59 | 92% | 18,728 |
| 1976 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1,366 |
| 1971 | 3 | 9 | 89% | 29,195 |
| 1965 | 1 | 2 | 50% | 78,684 |
| 1964 | 1 | 8 | 100% | 92,193 |
| 1963 | 4 | 16 | 94% | 61,897 |
| 1962 | 11 | 76 | 86% | 20,822 |
| 1961 | 49 | 354 | 86% | 53,739 |
| 1960 | 44 | 289 | 87% | 45,029 |
| 1959 | 8 | 38 | 84% | 52,638 |
| 1958 | 1 | 3 | 100% | 2,317 |
| 1957 | 1 | 2 | 100% | 24,971 |
| 1956 | 2 | 13 | 92% | 54,544 |
| 1955 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 5 |
| 1954 | 3 | 4 | 100% | 10,387 |
| 1952 | 1 | 4 | 100% | 6,374 |
| 1951 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 738 |
| 1950 | 2 | 13 | 85% | 6,090 |
| 1949 | 2 | 3 | 100% | 49,079 |
| 1946 | 1 | 3 | 100% | 4,888 |
| 1941 | 2 | 11 | 100% | 15,765 |
| 1940 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 4,309 |
| 1939 | 21 | 114 | 91% | 38,391 |
| 1938 | 140 | 822 | 91% | 43,671 |
| 1937 | 220 | 1,217 | 90% | 43,051 |
| 1936 | 189 | 911 | 92% | 42,553 |
| 1935 | 174 | 856 | 93% | 44,485 |
| 1934 | 254 | 1,396 | 94% | 39,141 |
| 1933 | 257 | 1,364 | 93% | 44,000 |
| 1932 | 195 | 934 | 94% | 21,813 |
| 1931 | 113 | 580 | 93% | 13,113 |
| 1930 | 126 | 685 | 95% | 11,445 |
| 1929 | 134 | 666 | 96% | 15,146 |
| 1928 | 113 | 596 | 95% | 12,402 |
| 1927 | 97 | 406 | 97% | 15,903 |
| 1926 | 34 | 135 | 97% | 4,478 |
| 1925 | 23 | 112 | 93% | 18,291 |
| 1924 | 6 | 26 | 100% | 5,384 |
| 1923 | 5 | 19 | 95% | 188,483 |
Austin Seven reliability FAQ
Across 5,165 Austin Seven vehicles in our MOT data,
93% pass the MOT (a 7% failure rate), with about
0.4 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Austin Seven MOT issues are:
Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a); Oil leak; Offside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a).
The typical Austin Seven in our data has covered around
31,279 miles.
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