Steyr Puch Pinzgauer MOT reliability

Steyr Puch Pinzgauers passed their MOT first time 82% of the time across 22 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 22 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

82%

MOTs analysed

22

Still licensed (GB)

–

Body type

Convertible

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

1998 diesel

6 MOTs

These figures come from only 6 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.

Passed first time 83%. Typical mileage 19,285 (most between 17,519 and 22,683).

2012: 100% → 2013: 100% → 2014: 67% → 2015: 75% → 2016: 75% → 2017: 75% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 60% → 2024: 71% → 2025: 83%

Most common failures

Track rod end: ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (16.7%)
Track rod end: ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (16.7%)
Service brake imbalance: across an axle (16.7%)
Shock absorbers: has an excessively worn bush (16.7%)
Gradient tester (sp): efficiency below requirements (16.7%)

Where 1998 Pinzgauers fail

Brakes

16.7%

Steering

16.7%

Suspension & axles

16.7%

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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.