MOT History from tests of petrol MINI MINIs year 2001

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Pass percent:61.54%

(The average a petrol MINI MINI year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:26 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	4
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4
Registration plate lamp issues	3
Nearside Rear Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only \|3.1.2\|	2
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	1
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth \|3.3.A.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement in the upper support bearing assembly \|2.5.B.1b\|	1
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement in the upper support bearing assembly \|2.5.B.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush \|2.5.A.1c\|	1
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush \|2.5.A.1c\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely by positive means \|7.2.4b\|	1
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases rear silencer \|7.1.2\|	1
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	1
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	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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Most common failures	No# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	4
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4
Registration plate lamp issues	3
Nearside Rear Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only \|3.1.2\|	2
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	1
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth \|3.3.A.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement in the upper support bearing assembly \|2.5.B.1b\|	1
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement in the upper support bearing assembly \|2.5.B.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush \|2.5.A.1c\|	1
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush \|2.5.A.1c\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely by positive means \|7.2.4b\|	1
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases rear silencer \|7.1.2\|	1
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	1
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol MINI MINIs year 2001

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