MOT History from tests of petrol MINI COOPERs year 1999

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Pass percent:80.77%

(The average a petrol MINI COOPER year 1999 passes without issue)

Based on:52 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	4
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	1
Oil leaking excessively from engine \|8.4.1 \|a\| \|i\|\|	1
Rear fog lamp missing \|4.5.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	1
Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	1
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	1
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	1
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	1
Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover missing top arm inner (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1
Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g))	1
Offside Front Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))	1
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	1
Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (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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MOT History from tests of petrol MINI COOPERs year 1999

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