MINI Challenge MOT reliability

MINI Challenges passed their MOT first time 87% of the time across 193 tests in 2025. 182 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

87%

MOTs analysed

193

Still licensed (GB)

182

Body type

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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

2015 petrol

192 MOTs

Passed first time 87%. Typical mileage 62,665 (most between 50,250 and 78,711).

2017: 88% → 2018: 82% → 2019: 85% → 2020: 82% → 2021: 83% → 2022: 87% → 2023: 87% → 2024: 81% → 2025: 87%

Most common failures

Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (1.6%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.6%)
Coil spring: fractured or broken (1.6%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.0%)
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak (1.0%)

Where 2015 Challenges fail

Wheels & tyres

5.7%

Suspension & axles

4.2%

Body, structure & corrosion

1.6%

Brakes

1.6%

Lights & electrics

1.6%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

1.6%

Visibility & wipers

1.0%

Steering

0.5%

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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.