MINI Inspired MOT reliability

MINI Inspireds passed their MOT first time 92% of the time across 13 tests in 2025. 86 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from only 13 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.

First-time pass rate

92%

MOTs analysed

13

Still licensed (GB)

86

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

2012 petrol

8 MOTs

Passed first time 88%. Typical mileage 30,181 (most between 27,668 and 36,615).

2015: 86% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 83% → 2020: 86% → 2021: 67% → 2022: 71% → 2023: 78% → 2024: 75% → 2025: 88%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (12.5%)

Where 2012 Inspireds fail

Visibility & wipers

12.5%

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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.