MOT History from tests of diesel MINI ONEs year 2004

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Pass percent:61.51%

(The average a diesel MINI ONE year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:17,881 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1828
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1477
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1145
Registration plate lamp issues	794
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	350
Registration plate issues	270
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	227
Rear brake binding	211
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	190
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	182
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	180
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	172
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	167
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	162
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	154
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	144
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	142
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	132
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	121
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	120
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	106
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	96
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	90
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	90
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	88
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	85
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	82
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	80
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	76
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	74
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	72
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	71
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	69
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	69
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	69
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	69
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	66
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	64
Windscreen has damage	63
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	62
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	61
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	61
Windscreen washer not working	58
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	55
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	55
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	53
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	50
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	50
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	48
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	46
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	45
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	45
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	45
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))	44
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	43
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	42
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	41
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	40
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	40
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	39
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	38
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	38
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	36
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	36
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	36
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	36
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	35
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	34
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	34
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	34
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	34
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	32
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	32
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	32
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	32
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	32
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	32
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	31
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	31
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	31
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	30
Rear brake application uneven	30
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|8.2.2.2 \|b\|\|	29
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	28
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	28
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	28
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	28
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	27
Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	27
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	26
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	26
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	26
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	25
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	25
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	25
Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))	24
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	23
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	23
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	22
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	21
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	21
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|6.1.7 \|g\| \|ii\|\|	21
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	21

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 2004

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