Austin 7 MOT reliability

Austin 7s passed their MOT first time 50% of the time across 2 tests in 2025. 7 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from only 2 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

50%

MOTs analysed

2

Still licensed (GB)

7

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

1973 petrol

1 MOT

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 90,975 (most between 90,975 and 90,975).

2005: 100% → 2006: 100% → 2007: 0% → 2008: 0% → 2009: 100% → 2010: 0% → 2011: 0% → 2012: 0% → 2013: 0% → 2014: 67% → 2015: 75% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 0% → 2019: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 0% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Condition: has a lump, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (100.0%)

Where 1973 7s fail

Wheels & tyres

100.0%

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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.