Mini Cooper Auto MOT data by year

The Mini Cooper Auto appears in 8,376 MOT tests in this dataset across model years 2002–2015. Its most common failure areas are lighting & signalling, tyres and visibility, and its overall pass rate is 86.5%.

8,376
MOT tests analysed
86.5%
Pass rate
13.5%
Fail rate
2002–2015
Years covered

By model year

Mini Cooper Auto MOT results by model year
Year Tests Pass rate Fail rate Most common failure
2011 372 85.2% 14.8% Lighting & signalling
2013 4,326 87.6% 12.4% Lighting & signalling

Most common failures (all years)

Most common MOT failure areas — Mini Cooper Auto
# Category % of tests affected Tests
1 Lighting & signalling 9.7% 813
2 Tyres 4.9% 407
3 Visibility 4.6% 384
4 Emissions & environmental 2.4% 200
5 Brakes 2.2% 188
6 Suspension 2.0% 167
7 Body, structure & corrosion 0.9% 71
8 Road wheels 0.3% 23
Share of tests failing on each category Lighting & signalling 9.7% Tyres 4.9% Visibility 4.6% Emissions & environmental 2.4% Brakes 2.2% Suspension 2.0%
Percentage of tests with at least one failure recorded in each category, across all model years.

Methodology & source. Based on 8,376 MOT tests. Dataset: DVSA MOT testing data (2021,2022,2023,2024,2025). Data last updated 2026-07-01. Figures reflect MOT-testable defects only — read the methodology for how these are calculated and what they don't measure.

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