Austin Ambassador MOT reliability

Austin Ambassadors passed their MOT first time 75% of the time across 8 tests in 2025. 40 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from only 8 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

75%

MOTs analysed

8

Still licensed (GB)

40

Body type

Hatchback

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

1982 petrol

2 MOTs

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 40,145 (most between 32,602 and 47,687).

2005: 67% → 2006: 59% → 2007: 50% → 2008: 54% → 2009: 55% → 2010: 80% → 2011: 54% → 2012: 62% → 2013: 63% → 2014: 86% → 2015: 67% → 2016: 75% → 2017: 56% → 2018: 80% → 2019: 71% → 2020: 80% → 2021: 43% → 2022: 75% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 0% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Horn: not working (50.0%)

Where 1982 Ambassadors fail

Lights & electrics

50.0%

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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.