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MINI MINI MOT pass rate by year

How the MINI MINI's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 2001 to 2018, across the DVSA record.

What is the MINI MINI MOT pass rate by year?

The MOT pass and failure rate for each MINI 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 MINI MINI averages 25.6% failures across all years.

YearPass rateFailure rateTests
200166.1%33.9%228,237
200268.1%31.9%715,574
200369.7%30.3%835,076
200472.0%28.0%867,237
200572.7%27.3%862,855
200673.6%26.4%698,451
200774.2%25.8%794,710
200875.7%24.3%658,636
200977.4%22.6%607,394
201079.4%20.6%605,386
201180.2%19.8%574,210
201282.3%17.7%421,456
201383.8%16.2%258,002
201486.5%13.5%6,887
201884.0%16.0%1,839

Does age change how often a MINI MINI fails?

Older MINI MINIs fail more often, as expected. The 2001 cars fail 33.9% of tests against 16.0% for the 2018. Across every year the model averages 25.6%. The 2001 is the weakest year at 33.9%, and the 2014 the strongest at 13.5%.

More on the MINI MINI

The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.

See also
MINI MINI: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them
All MINI 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