250 on UK roads in 2025+2 vs 2024
On the road
250
250 licensed
Change vs 2024
+0.8%
+2 cars
New in 2025
0
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Austin METRO is a rare sight on UK roads, with 250 licensed in 2025 - up 0.8% on 2024. None were registered new in 2025, so the fleet can only shrink as cars are retired. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (99%), with most in the 1.0-1.6L class. Most date from the Before 2000 era.
Licensed Austin METRO cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Austin METRO on the road today.
Current split
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a Austin Metro holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 8 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
71.4%
8 MOT tests in 2025 · 7 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
57.1%
2023
71.4%
2024
83.3%
2025
71.4%
▲ 14.3 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
Too new for an age breakdown - most haven't reached MOT age (3 years) yet, so there isn't enough history to chart.
How a Austin Metro is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 4 cars tracked across years
100%
low · <5k
0%
avg · 5-15k
0%
high · 15k+
Most cover 177-999 miles a year (median 300).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 38,848 → 23,579 → 30,179 → 53,113
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Not enough data.
A 2025 Austin Metro passes first time 71.4% of the time - below the 77.6% UK average. The typical one is driven about 876 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 66.7% of low-mileage cars pass versus 50% past 120k.
Of 2 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific Austin METRO, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
