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MOT reliability

Porsche 352

2 vehicles · 18 completed MOT tests analysed
72%
MOT pass rate

Based on 2 Porsche 352 vehicles and 18 completed MOT tests, the Porsche 352 has an overall 72% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 22,960 miles.

2
Vehicles
18
MOT tests
387
Avg miles / year
1.5
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Porsche 352 problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Porsche 352 MOT tests:

  • Other152%
  • Brakes7%
  • Emissions & nuisance7%
  • Steering4%

Porsche 352 pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
61100%
7250%
810%
10250%
141100%

Fuel types: Petrol (2)

Most common Porsche 352 MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Porsche 352 MOT tests:

  1. Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2) (5 times)
  2. damp around steering components (3 times)
  3. slight movement in steering arms (3 times)
  4. Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (2 times)
  5. Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (2 times)
  6. corrosion around n/s jacking point (2 times)
  7. slight cracking on steering wheel (2 times)
  8. slight play in steering arms (2 times)
  9. unable to fully inspect underside of vehicle due to excessive amounts of fibreglass and underseal (2 times)
  10. wipers smearing screen (2 times)
  11. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (1 times)
  12. play/wear in front suspension top arms,o/s worse (1 times)
  13. vehicle been patch welded in some vital areas,ie, both sides rear chassis and close to front suspension mounts (1 times)
  14. Nearside Headlamp aim too far to the left (1.8) (1 times)
  15. Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (1 times)

Porsche 352 pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2001 1 7 57% 21,539
1964 1 11 82% 24,381

Porsche 352 reliability FAQ

Across 2 Porsche 352 vehicles in our MOT data, 72% pass the MOT (a 28% failure rate), with about 1.5 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Porsche 352 MOT issues are: Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2); damp around steering components; slight movement in steering arms.

The typical Porsche 352 in our data has covered around 22,960 miles.

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