Mini First
Registered from 2009 to 2014.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2013 1.6 petrol. 131 of 951 tests failed, 14%.
Better than 78% of 2013 cars. The typical one fails 19%, across 828 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 50% | 65 |
| Tyres and wheels | 27% | 36 |
| Brakes | 22% | 29 |
| Suspension | 20% | 26 |
| Visibility | 19% | 25 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 15% | 19 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- A tyre seriously damaged
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Where it stands out against its peers
- Lights and electrics: failed more often than 93% of 2013 cars — 50% of its 131 failed tests, where an ordinary 2013 car has 28%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Tyres and wheels — 27% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Brakes — 22% of its failures
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Suspension — 20% of its failures
- Exhaust and emissions — 15% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 50% of its failures
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Visibility — 19% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
When it starts failing
At 100–120k miles this one fails 18% of its inspections, against the 24% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 8% | 12% | 118 | |
| 40–60k miles | 10% | 16% | 310 | |
| 60–80k miles | 15% | 20% | 292 | |
| 80–100k miles | 23% | 22% | 145 | |
| 100–120k miles | 18% | 24% | 44 |
909 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 60k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.