MOT History from tests of diesel MINI ONEs year 2003

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Pass percent:58.14%

(The average a diesel MINI ONE year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:19,184 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2796
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1523
Registration plate lamp issues	1515
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1253
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	362
Registration plate issues	340
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	330
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	329
Rear brake binding	223
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	216
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	209
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	197
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	186
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	158
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	152
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	149
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	143
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	140
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	139
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	138
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	138
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	121
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	121
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	120
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	119
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	110
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	109
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	99
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	97
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	97
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	95
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	93
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	90
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	90
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	86
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	86
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	85
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	81
Windscreen has damage	81
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	76
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	74
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	72
Windscreen washer not working	70
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c))	68
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	67
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	63
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	62
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	61
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	60
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	60
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	60
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	58
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	53
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	51
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	51
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	50
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	50
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	48
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	44
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	44
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	44
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	43
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	43
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|6.1.7 \|g\| \|ii\|\|	42
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	41
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	40
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	38
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	38
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	37
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	37
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	35
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	35
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	34
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	34
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	34
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	31
Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))	31
Offside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	31
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	30
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|6.1.7 \|g\| \|ii\|\|	30
Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	30
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	30
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	30
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	29
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	29
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	28
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	28
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	28
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	27
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	27
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	27
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	26
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	26
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	26
Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))	26
Front brake application uneven	26
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))	26
Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	26
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	25
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	25
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	25
Rear brake application uneven	25

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 ONEs year 2003

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