MINI Roadster MOT reliability

MINI Roadsters passed their MOT first time 79% of the time across 2,689 tests in 2025. 5,456 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

79%

MOTs analysed

2,689

Still licensed (GB)

5,456

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

2013 petrol

309 MOTs

Passed first time 79%. Typical mileage 58,104 (most between 41,453 and 72,263).

2016: 86% → 2017: 85% → 2018: 83% → 2019: 81% → 2020: 80% → 2021: 79% → 2022: 80% → 2023: 76% → 2024: 79% → 2025: 79%

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working (4.5%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.3%)
Stop lamp: not working (2.3%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.3%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (1.9%)

2013 diesel

50 MOTs

These figures come from 50 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 78%. Typical mileage 76,030 (most between 53,952 and 95,433).

2016: 72% → 2017: 82% → 2018: 85% → 2019: 81% → 2020: 82% → 2021: 68% → 2022: 82% → 2023: 80% → 2024: 62% → 2025: 78%

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working (10.0%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.0%)
Condition: fractured (2.0%)
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (2.0%)
Headlamp aim: too low (2.0%)

Where 2013 Roadsters fail

Lights & electrics

9.7%

Wheels & tyres

4.5%

Brakes

4.5%

Visibility & wipers

4.2%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

2.9%

Suspension & axles

2.3%

Steering

1.0%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.6%

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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.