Austin 6 MOT reliability

Austin 6s passed their MOT first time 77% of the time across 13 tests in 2025. 191 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from only 13 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

First-time pass rate

77%

MOTs analysed

13

Still licensed (GB)

191

Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

1969 petrol

4 MOTs

Passed first time 75%. Typical mileage 57,417 (most between 49,337 and 64,459).

2005: 75% → 2006: 68% → 2007: 65% → 2008: 63% → 2009: 50% → 2010: 63% → 2011: 58% → 2012: 78% → 2013: 64% → 2014: 55% → 2015: 58% → 2016: 69% → 2017: 64% → 2018: 57% → 2019: 87% → 2020: 83% → 2021: 70% → 2022: 80% → 2023: 75% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 75%

Most common failures

Headlamp: not working on main beam (25.0%)
Position lamp: not working (25.0%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (25.0%)

Where 1969 6s fail

Lights & electrics

25.0%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.