# MINI First MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The MINI First passes its MOT first time 70% of the time, from 1,503 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 70%
- MOT tests analysed: 1,503 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 4,761 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | Petrol | 10 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 792 | 70% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 406 | 76% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 151 | 65% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 109 | 61% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 33 (few mots) | 61% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |

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