Austin A35 MOT reliability

Austin A35s passed their MOT first time 89% of the time across 27 tests in 2025. 1,687 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 27 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

89%

MOTs analysed

27

Still licensed (GB)

1,687

Body type

Sedan

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

1971 petrol

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. 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.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 71,496 (most between 71,496 and 71,496).

2005: 55% → 2006: 65% → 2007: 73% → 2008: 80% → 2009: 79% → 2010: 78% → 2011: 77% → 2012: 84% → 2013: 74% → 2014: 74% → 2015: 72% → 2016: 83% → 2017: 69% → 2018: 80% → 2019: 75% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

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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.