Austin MINI MOT pass rate by year
How the Austin MINI's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1982 to 1990, across the DVSA record.
What is the Austin MINI MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Austin MINI model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Austin MINI averages 32.8% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 65.8% | 34.2% | 6,501 |
| 1983 | 65.3% | 34.7% | 11,935 |
| 1984 | 66.3% | 33.7% | 14,520 |
| 1985 | 65.5% | 34.5% | 18,270 |
| 1986 | 64.3% | 35.7% | 19,677 |
| 1987 | 64.3% | 35.7% | 22,796 |
| 1988 | 64.5% | 35.5% | 28,255 |
| 1989 | 65.0% | 35.0% | 44,268 |
| 1990 | 66.0% | 34.0% | 2,051 |
Does age change how often a Austin MINI fails?
Older Austin MINIs fail more often, as expected. The 1982 cars fail 34.2% of tests against 34.0% for the 1990. Across every year the model averages 32.8%. The 1986 is the weakest year at 35.7%, and the 1984 the strongest at 33.7%.
More on the Austin MINI
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| Austin MINI: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them |
| All Austin models compared by MOT failure rate |
| MOT failure rates across Britain |
Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain