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

The MINI Roadster passes its MOT first time 79% of the time, from 2,689 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 79%
- MOT tests analysed: 2,689 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 5,456 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2016 | Petrol | 19 (very few mots) | 95% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 955 | 80% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 96 (few mots) | 76% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 1,004 | 78% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 186 | 74% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 309 | 79% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 50 (few mots) | 78% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 50 (few mots) | 80% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 11 (very few mots) | 73% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 33% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |

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