Rover MINI MOT pass rate by year
How the Rover MINI's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1980 to 2001, across the DVSA record.
What is the Rover MINI MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Rover 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 Rover MINI averages 33.0% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 69.3% | 30.7% | 2,436 |
| 1981 | 68.1% | 31.9% | 1,420 |
| 1982 | 68.3% | 31.7% | 1,712 |
| 1983 | 66.6% | 33.4% | 1,762 |
| 1984 | 67.4% | 32.6% | 2,214 |
| 1985 | 69.1% | 30.9% | 2,324 |
| 1986 | 66.8% | 33.2% | 2,787 |
| 1987 | 64.5% | 35.5% | 3,536 |
| 1988 | 65.4% | 34.6% | 4,042 |
| 1989 | 65.8% | 34.2% | 13,968 |
| 1990 | 65.1% | 34.9% | 48,552 |
| 1991 | 64.7% | 35.3% | 48,934 |
| 1992 | 64.0% | 36.0% | 42,623 |
| 1993 | 64.5% | 35.5% | 46,733 |
| 1994 | 65.0% | 35.0% | 44,872 |
| 1995 | 65.6% | 34.4% | 39,724 |
| 1996 | 66.3% | 33.7% | 37,035 |
| 1997 | 66.6% | 33.4% | 30,412 |
| 1998 | 68.2% | 31.8% | 38,270 |
| 1999 | 70.3% | 29.7% | 30,922 |
| 2000 | 71.4% | 28.6% | 47,189 |
| 2001 | 73.6% | 26.4% | 14,110 |
Does age change how often a Rover MINI fails?
Older Rover MINIs fail more often, as expected. The 1980 cars fail 30.7% of tests against 26.4% for the 2001. Across every year the model averages 33.0%. The 1992 is the weakest year at 36.0%, and the 2001 the strongest at 26.4%.
More on the Rover MINI
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
|---|
| Rover MINI: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them |
| All Rover 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