Mini ONE
Registered from 2001 to 2021.
About this model
The Mini is a supermini car which has been made since April 2001. Colloquially known as the New Mini, all four generations have been produced as three-door hatchbacks and two-door convertibles, with a five-door hatchback body style added from the third generation. Introduced following the acquisition of the Mini marque by German carmaker BMW, it is a family of retro-styled cars with a front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout. The range has been marketed under various names, such as the Mini Cooper, Mini Hatch, Mini Hardtop, Mini One, and Mini John Cooper Works.
From the Wikipedia article Mini Hatch, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2015 1.2 petrol. 1,021 of 9,789 tests failed, 10%.
Better than 81% of 2015 cars. The typical one fails 15%, across 894 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres and wheels | 48% | 493 |
| Visibility | 26% | 261 |
| Brakes | 22% | 227 |
| Lights and electrics | 11% | 117 |
| Suspension | 7% | 70 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 5% | 48 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
Where it stands out against its peers
- Visibility: failed more often than 95% of 2015 cars — 26% of its 1,021 failed tests, where an ordinary 2015 car has 12%.
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 — 48% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Brakes — 22% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Suspension — 7% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 11% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Visibility — 26% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
When it starts failing
At 120–140k miles this one fails 13% of its inspections, against the 21% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20k miles | 6% | 7% | 547 | |
| 20–40k miles | 9% | 10% | 2,747 | |
| 40–60k miles | 10% | 14% | 3,707 | |
| 60–80k miles | 12% | 17% | 2,015 | |
| 80–100k miles | 15% | 19% | 578 | |
| 100–120k miles | 17% | 20% | 129 | |
| 120–140k miles | 13% | 21% | 52 |
9,775 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 40k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.5 petrol · 74 hp · 1264 kg · 2539 mm wheelbase · 5.5 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2020 | 1.5 petrol · 97 hp · 1250 kg · 2522 mm wheelbase · 5.6 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2019 | 1.5 petrol · 98 hp · 1285 kg · 2550 mm wheelbase · 5.9 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2018 | 1.5 petrol · 101 hp · 1301 kg · 2495 mm wheelbase · 6.1 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2017 | 1.2 petrol · 100 hp · 1205 kg · 2513 mm wheelbase · 4.7 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2016 | 1.2 petrol · 95 hp · 1205 kg · 2525 mm wheelbase · 4.8 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2015 | 1.2 petrol · 95 hp · 1196 kg · 2523 mm wheelbase · 4.7 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2014 | 1.2 petrol · 97 hp · 1182 kg · 2504 mm wheelbase · 4.7 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2013 | 1.6 petrol · 97 hp · 1222 kg · 2547 mm wheelbase · 5.5 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2012 | 1.6 petrol · 86 hp · 1176 kg · 2466 mm wheelbase · 5.4 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2011 | 1.6 petrol · 87 hp · 1169 kg · 2460 mm wheelbase · 5.4 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2010 | 1.6 petrol · 1158 kg · 2467 mm wheelbase · 5.5 L/100km (NEDC) |