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Austin reliability and common MOT problems by model

Austin shows a 21.5% combined MOT failure rate across 1,161 tests in Motintel data. Mini Mayfair has one of the lower high-confidence rates at 21.5%. Mini Mayfair deserves extra checking at 21.5%.

Data sources: DVSA MOT records, official recall records, and MOT fault wording snapshots (2026-04-27, 2026-04-29, rfr_codes_2025-05-12, failure items 2023). Search-indexed model pages must clear 20,000 MOT tests and 10,000 vehicles.

Most reliable Austin models in MOT data

#	Model	MOT failure rate	Tests	Vehicles
Not enough high-confidence model reports are available yet.

Austin models with the highest MOT failure rates

#	Model	MOT failure rate	Tests	Vehicles
Not enough high-confidence model reports are available yet.

Common Austin MOT problem areas

#	Problem area	MOT notes	Models affected	What to check	High-rate examples
Not enough high-confidence problem-area data is available yet.

All Austin model reports

Model	MOT tests	Vehicles	Failure rate
Mini Mayfair limited data	1,161	934	21.5%

Models with limited data (fewer than 20,000 tests or 10,000 vehicles) have full reports but are not indexed in search engines until the evidence threshold is met.