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MOT reliability

Austin Mini sky rose

928 vehicles · 3,213 completed MOT tests analysed
66%
MOT pass rate

Based on 928 Austin Mini sky rose vehicles and 3,213 completed MOT tests, the Austin Mini sky rose has an overall 66% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 94,522 miles.

928
Vehicles
3,213
MOT tests
1,969
Avg miles / year
2.9
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Austin Mini sky rose problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Austin Mini sky rose MOT tests:

  • Other89%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension7%
  • Emissions & nuisance5%
  • Brakes4%
  • Seatbelts & equipment3%
  • Steering3%
  • Lamps & electrical2%
  • Body & structure2%

Austin Mini sky rose pass rate by age

How the Austin Mini sky rose's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
15250%
169357%
1734062%
1829959%
1925162%
2022062%

Fuel types: Petrol (920), Other (6), Diesel (2)

Most common Austin Mini sky rose MOT faults

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

  1. Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (7.3.B.1a) (221 times)
  2. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (181 times)
  3. Oil leak (114 times)
  4. Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) (90 times)
  5. Nearside Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d) (83 times)
  6. Offside Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d) (80 times)
  7. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (72 times)
  8. Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (69 times)
  9. Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (63 times)
  10. Horn not working (1.6.2a) (60 times)
  11. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (59 times)
  12. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (56 times)
  13. Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (51 times)
  14. Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (50 times)
  15. Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b)) (50 times)

Austin Mini sky rose pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1990 5 36 58% 69,551
1989 330 3,150 66% 95,636

Austin Mini sky rose reliability FAQ

Across 928 Austin Mini sky rose vehicles in our MOT data, 66% pass the MOT (a 34% failure rate), with about 2.9 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Austin Mini sky rose MOT issues are: Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (7.3.B.1a); Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Oil leak.

The typical Austin Mini sky rose in our data has covered around 94,522 miles.

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