Austin Morris MINI MOT reliability

Austin Morris MINIs passed their MOT first time 76% of the time across 238 tests in 2025. 2,924 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

76%

MOTs analysed

238

Still licensed (GB)

2,924

Body type

Hatchback

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

1982 petrol

16 MOTs

These figures come from only 16 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 63%. Typical mileage 47,783 (most between 23,011 and 66,783).

2005: 46% → 2006: 47% → 2007: 48% → 2008: 47% → 2009: 46% → 2010: 54% → 2011: 55% → 2012: 53% → 2013: 50% → 2014: 53% → 2015: 66% → 2016: 64% → 2017: 68% → 2018: 66% → 2019: 72% → 2020: 59% → 2021: 68% → 2022: 76% → 2023: 82% → 2024: 83% → 2025: 63%

Most common failures

Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (18.8%)
Service brake performance: efficiency below requirements (6.3%)
Headlamp: not working on main beam (6.3%)
Horn: not working (6.3%)
Wipers: not working (6.3%)

Where 1982 MINIs fail

Lights & electrics

31.3%

Brakes

25.0%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

12.5%

Body, structure & corrosion

6.3%

Steering

6.3%

Suspension & axles

6.3%

Visibility & wipers

6.3%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.