MINI Vehicle check

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Vehicle check

Amalgamated Vehicle checks of MINI vehicles

Our proprietary algorithms have number crunched over 8,939,303 MINI Vehicle checks and ranked the reasons that MINIs fail their tests. Use this service to help find a new vehicle that’s right for you or get ready for your own MINI's check.

Some examples of the most common issues are:

Headlamp aim out of alignment Occurs:525,867 times
Nearside Rear Upper Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:951 times
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn ai Occurs:2,256 times
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction g Occurs:511 times
Central Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:748 times
Driver`s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction aii Occurs:413 times
Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.2.2 (e)) Occurs:492 times
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively Occurs:435,822 times
Nearside Rear rear brake excessively fluctuating Occurs:903 times
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` Occurs:2,215 times
Offside Front Bonded suspension unit deteriorated and cannot function as intended Occurs:376 times
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment Occurs:980 times
Offside Rear Position lamp light intensity significantly reduced (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) Occurs:438 times
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) Occurs:400 times
Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) Occurs:441 times
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:1,162 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:2,105 times
Offside Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:807 times
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush Occurs:2,016 times
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration (8.2.1.2 (g)) Occurs:2,173 times
Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users Occurs:889 times
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam aii Occurs:857 times
Central Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:1,093 times
Nearside Front Front position lamp incorrect colour Occurs:355 times
Nearside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) Occurs:969 times

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