MOT reliability
Austin Severn
20 vehicles · 111 completed MOT tests analysed
96%
MOT pass rate
Based on 20 Austin Severn vehicles and 111 completed MOT tests, the Austin Severn has an overall 96% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 20,595 miles.
20
Vehicles
111
MOT tests
299
Avg miles / year
0.1
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share
Austin Severn problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Austin Severn MOT tests:
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Other207%
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Steering7%
Austin Severn pass rate by age
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | 100% |
Fuel types: Petrol (20)
Most common Austin Severn MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Austin Severn MOT tests:
- Offside Drag link end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f) (3 times)
- Oil leak (1 times)
- engine slightly smokey not to x/s at time of test. (1 times)
- o/s/r light wires rubbing on brake cable. (1 times)
- slight play in n/s/f & o/s/f king pins not to x/s. (1 times)
- slight play in steering system not to x/s at time of test. (1 times)
- Offside Front Road wheel spoke slightly loose (4.2.A.1b) (1 times)
- Nearside rear parking (secondary) brake grabbing severely (3.7.B.6b) (1 times)
- Exhaust emits blue smoke during acceleration (7.3.A.2c) (1 times)
- both rear trailing arm rear bushes worn (1 times)
- Front registration plate letter/figure incomplete (6.3.1c) (1 times)
- Offside Rear Brake cable has a seized clevis joint pivot (3.5.1c) (1 times)
- slight play on steering drag link ends (1 times)
- Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (1 times)
- slight play in offside rear wheel bearing (1 times)
Austin Severn pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 14,360 |
| 1983 | 1 | 10 | 100% | 49,332 |
| 1982 | 1 | 7 | 100% | 54,544 |
| 1961 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 32,315 |
| 1937 | 2 | 8 | 100% | 2,380 |
| 1936 | 1 | 7 | 100% | 11,731 |
| 1935 | 1 | 6 | 100% | 14,654 |
| 1934 | 1 | 2 | 50% | 10,212 |
| 1933 | 4 | 26 | 96% | 16,501 |
| 1932 | 2 | 12 | 92% | 43,549 |
| 1931 | 2 | 17 | 94% | 16,035 |
| 1930 | 1 | 10 | 100% | 2,934 |
| 1928 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 23,616 |
| 1926 | 1 | 3 | 100% | 8,276 |
Austin Severn reliability FAQ
Across 20 Austin Severn vehicles in our MOT data,
96% pass the MOT (a 4% failure rate), with about
0.1 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Austin Severn MOT issues are:
Offside Drag link end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f); Oil leak; engine slightly smokey not to x/s at time of test..
The typical Austin Severn in our data has covered around
20,595 miles.
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