MOT reliability
Austin Mini
91,568 vehicles · 18,780 completed MOT tests analysed
75%
MOT pass rate
Based on 91,568 Austin Mini vehicles and 18,780 completed MOT tests, the Austin Mini has an overall 75% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 65,742 miles.
91,568
Vehicles
18,780
MOT tests
1,479
Avg miles / year
1.8
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share
Austin Mini problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Austin Mini MOT tests:
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Other95%
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Tyres, wheels & suspension5%
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Emissions & nuisance5%
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Brakes4%
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Steering4%
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Seatbelts & equipment4%
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Lamps & electrical2%
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Body & structure1%
Austin Mini pass rate by age
How the Austin Mini's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | 74% |
| 2 | 11 | 91% |
| 3 | 16 | 62% |
| 4 | 12 | 67% |
| 5 | 17 | 76% |
| 6 | 21 | 71% |
| 7 | 19 | 79% |
| 8 | 29 | 66% |
| 9 | 32 | 69% |
| 10 | 29 | 66% |
| 11 | 28 | 82% |
| 12 | 30 | 73% |
| 13 | 31 | 65% |
| 14 | 39 | 62% |
| 15 | 51 | 67% |
| 16 | 97 | 66% |
| 17 | 152 | 66% |
| 18 | 175 | 66% |
| 19 | 200 | 66% |
| 20 | 264 | 64% |
Fuel types: Petrol (91,488), Other (54), Diesel (17), Electric (5), LPG (2), Gas (1), Gas Diesel (1)
Most common Austin Mini MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Austin Mini MOT tests:
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (872 times)
- Oil leak (540 times)
- Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (433 times)
- Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (395 times)
- Horn not working (1.6.2a) (321 times)
- Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (297 times)
- Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (7.3.B.1a) (293 times)
- Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (261 times)
- Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (240 times)
- Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a) (233 times)
- Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (232 times)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (218 times)
- Offside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a) (210 times)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (183 times)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (183 times)
Austin Mini pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 6 | 83% | 25,612 |
| 2020 | 1 | 6 | 100% | 98,184 |
| 2018 | 5 | 10 | 90% | 53,378 |
| 2017 | 3 | 7 | 86% | 43,315 |
| 2016 | 2 | 10 | 70% | 65,685 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 85,995 |
| 2014 | 3 | 11 | 91% | 81,003 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 63,733 |
| 2012 | 1 | 8 | 75% | 44,091 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 | 60% | 37,799 |
| 2008 | 2 | 19 | 84% | 28,271 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 100% | 66,361 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 70,072 |
| 2004 | 3 | 51 | 69% | 55,056 |
| 2003 | 3 | 49 | 73% | 68,893 |
| 2002 | 3 | 20 | 65% | 42,841 |
| 2001 | 3 | 24 | 71% | 44,093 |
| 2000 | 2 | 7 | 71% | 38,160 |
| 1999 | 8 | 46 | 74% | 65,059 |
| 1998 | 6 | 45 | 71% | 183,648 |
| 1997 | 9 | 117 | 73% | 142,635 |
| 1996 | 6 | 55 | 78% | 51,803 |
| 1995 | 3 | 23 | 65% | 35,315 |
| 1994 | 7 | 49 | 61% | 57,126 |
| 1993 | 7 | 42 | 79% | 54,996 |
| 1992 | 8 | 75 | 73% | 89,195 |
| 1991 | 13 | 113 | 67% | 89,264 |
| 1990 | 28 | 271 | 70% | 67,631 |
| 1989 | 97 | 1,027 | 70% | 67,981 |
| 1988 | 40 | 240 | 70% | 81,914 |
| 1987 | 45 | 398 | 66% | 83,536 |
| 1986 | 65 | 455 | 66% | 71,844 |
| 1985 | 64 | 545 | 64% | 87,860 |
| 1984 | 40 | 286 | 69% | 62,047 |
| 1983 | 49 | 307 | 66% | 69,698 |
| 1982 | 47 | 313 | 70% | 104,854 |
| 1981 | 24 | 168 | 68% | 50,557 |
| 1980 | 40 | 243 | 73% | 57,617 |
| 1979 | 33 | 182 | 72% | 75,384 |
| 1978 | 15 | 81 | 67% | 52,817 |
| 1977 | 8 | 30 | 67% | 38,798 |
| 1976 | 17 | 82 | 73% | 59,319 |
| 1975 | 37 | 227 | 68% | 52,573 |
| 1974 | 29 | 165 | 76% | 88,514 |
| 1973 | 73 | 503 | 75% | 58,677 |
| 1972 | 198 | 1,389 | 74% | 68,039 |
| 1971 | 138 | 955 | 73% | 87,597 |
| 1970 | 85 | 524 | 76% | 53,579 |
| 1969 | 74 | 459 | 79% | 97,261 |
| 1968 | 173 | 1,080 | 76% | 68,250 |
| 1967 | 181 | 1,179 | 77% | 59,361 |
| 1966 | 163 | 1,105 | 81% | 56,071 |
| 1965 | 161 | 1,101 | 79% | 56,061 |
| 1964 | 191 | 1,176 | 81% | 57,431 |
| 1963 | 222 | 1,415 | 77% | 58,842 |
| 1962 | 128 | 931 | 80% | 56,679 |
| 1961 | 85 | 590 | 82% | 52,020 |
| 1960 | 57 | 432 | 80% | 60,054 |
| 1959 | 8 | 25 | 96% | 52,278 |
| 1946 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 12,345 |
| 1936 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 37,655 |
Austin Mini reliability FAQ
Across 91,568 Austin Mini vehicles in our MOT data,
75% pass the MOT (a 25% failure rate), with about
1.8 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Austin Mini MOT issues are:
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Oil leak; Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7).
The typical Austin Mini in our data has covered around
65,742 miles.
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