MOT Check for MINI FIRSTs

The MINI FIRST makes up 16,592 of the overall 8,939,303 MINI MOT test results. Select your FIRST model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt gii Occurs:2,563 times
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working  Occurs:819 times
Rear Exhaust system insecure a Occurs:949 times
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted  Occurs:442 times
Offside Front Wheel bearing so rough it is likely to overheat or break up (5.1.3 (b) (ii)) Occurs:734 times
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration (8.2.1.2 (g)) Occurs:2,024 times
Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) Occurs:501 times
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image  Occurs:1,940 times
Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) Occurs:1,502 times
Nearside Front Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen a Occurs:381 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:580 times
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases a Occurs:1,245 times
Rear fog lamp not working  Occurs:5,231 times
Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users  Occurs:841 times
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour  Occurs:4,006 times
Front Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A`  Occurs:252 times
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort Occurs:23,009 times
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases  Occurs:12,308 times
Nearside Stop lamp not working  Occurs:17,877 times
Offside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc  Occurs:1,610 times
Headlamp aim not tested  Occurs:244 times
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Occurs:1,628 times
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated bi Occurs:278 times
Offside Front Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:263 times
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted  Occurs:6,389 times
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