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MOT History from tests of petrol MINI COOPERs year 1998

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mot history
Pass percent:63.64%
(The average a petrol MINI COOPER year 1998 passes without issue)
Based on:44 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively7
Registration plate issues2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|2
Parking brake lever insecure |3.1.3b|2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|1
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Nearside Front Power steering component|s| leaking from a failed seal |2.3.3b|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush |2.4.G.2|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Central Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases front down pipe leaking |7.1.2|1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering rack fitted| |2.2.A.1b|1
Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play both |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Battery insecure battery tray badly corroded and holed |1.9.1|1
Nearside Side repeater missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Side repeater missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear fog lamp switch inoperative (4.5.3 (a))1
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))1

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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