MOT History from tests of petrol MINI MINIs year 2012

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Pass percent:85.77%

(The average a petrol MINI MINI year 2012 passes without issue)

Based on:239 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	12
Headlamp aim out of alignment	12
Registration plate lamp issues	6
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	2
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	1
Fuel cap/sealing device missing (6.1.3 (b) (i))	1
Offside Front Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))	1
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	1
Front Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))	1
Nearside Front Brake load sensing valve linkage defective and function impaired wire exposed contacts (1.1.17 (a))	1
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	1
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	1
Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	1
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	1
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi (6.1.2 (a))	1
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Front brake excessively fluctuating	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 MINIs year 2012

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