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MOT reliability

Austin Mini designe

9 vehicles · 42 completed MOT tests analysed
67%
MOT pass rate

Based on 9 Austin Mini designe vehicles and 42 completed MOT tests, the Austin Mini designe has an overall 67% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 72,900 miles.

9
Vehicles
42
MOT tests
2,937
Avg miles / year
3.3
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Austin Mini designe problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Austin Mini designe MOT tests:

  • Other105%
  • Steering4%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension4%
  • Seatbelts & equipment3%
  • Emissions & nuisance2%
  • Brakes1%
  • Visibility1%

Austin Mini designe pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
172100%
181258%
19771%
20875%

Fuel types: Petrol (9)

Most common Austin Mini designe MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Austin Mini designe MOT tests:

  1. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (6 times)
  2. Nearside Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d) (3 times)
  3. Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) (3 times)
  4. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (3 times)
  5. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (3 times)
  6. Offside Front suspension has slight play in a upper suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) (3 times)
  7. Offside Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d) (2 times)
  8. Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.5c) (2 times)
  9. Offside Rear rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (2 times)
  10. All shocks weak (2 times)
  11. Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a) (2 times)
  12. Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1) (2 times)
  13. Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off (1.4.B.1f) (2 times)
  14. Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on (1.4.B.1f) (2 times)
  15. Nearside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) (2 times)

Austin Mini designe pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1989 1 4 50% 50,861
1988 8 38 68% 75,655

Austin Mini designe reliability FAQ

Across 9 Austin Mini designe vehicles in our MOT data, 67% pass the MOT (a 33% failure rate), with about 3.3 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Austin Mini designe MOT issues are: Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Nearside Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d); Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b).

The typical Austin Mini designe in our data has covered around 72,900 miles.

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