MOT History from tests of diesel MINI COOPERs year 2017

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Pass percent:89.40%

(The average a diesel MINI COOPER year 2017 passes without issue)

Based on:14,260 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	783
Headlamp aim out of alignment	304
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	84
Registration plate issues	55
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	36
Windscreen washer not working	33
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	33
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	30
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	27
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	18
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	13
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	11
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	10
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	10
Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	8
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	8
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	8
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	7
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	7
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	7
Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))	7
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	6
Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))	6
Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))	6
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	6
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	6
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	5
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	5

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 diesel MINI COOPERs year 2017

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