Rover Mini MOT Pass Rate
The Rover Mini has an MOT pass rate of 69.6%, compared with a UK average of 79.1%, based on 2,937 DVSA MOT tests from 2004 to March 2026. It ranks 382nd of 386 cars we track by pass rate.
The most common MOT problem area on the Rover Mini is lights and signalling, at 17.5% of all defects and advisories recorded.
Data: DVSA MOT test results, 2004 to March 2026. Last updated 3 September 2026.
- Rover Mini MOT pass rate
- 69.6%
- UK average pass rate
- 79.1%
- MOT tests analysed
- 2,937
Ranked 382 of 386 models by MOT pass rate (1 is the highest).
What the Rover Mini fails on
Every defect and advisory recorded at MOT, grouped by area. Includes advisories as well as failure items.
| Area | Share of all items | Items per 100 tests | Items recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lights and signalling | 17.5% | 47.2 | 1,386 |
| Brakes | 14.5% | 39 | 1,145 |
| Corrosion | 13.9% | 37.5 | 1,100 |
| Suspension | 13.4% | 36 | 1,058 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 9.3% | 25 | 733 |
| Tyres | 8.3% | 22.3 | 656 |
| Other items | 7.6% | 20.5 | 602 |
| Fuel system | 4.7% | 12.7 | 374 |
| Steering | 3.8% | 10.2 | 299 |
| Windscreen and wipers | 3.8% | 10.1 | 297 |
| Bodywork | 1.4% | 3.7 | 109 |
| Electrical | 1.1% | 3 | 88 |
| Structure | 0.8% | 2.1 | 63 |
| Drivetrain | 0.1% | 0.2 | 5 |
Fail rate by mileage
How the Rover Mini holds up as the miles build, using the odometer reading at each test.
| Mileage at test | Mini fail rate | UK fail rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 40,000 miles | 26% | 13.1% | 945 |
| 40,000 to 79,999 miles | 32.3% | 21.7% | 1,578 |
| 80,000 to 119,999 miles | 33.2% | 28.3% | 398 |
| 120,000 miles or more | 28.6% | 31.4% | 7 |
Which years to avoid
Fail rate by year first registered, next to the UK fail rate for all cars registered that year. Older cars fail more often whatever the model, so compare each year with its own UK figure.
| Year | Mini fail rate | UK fail rate, same year | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 27.6% | 25.3% | 87 |
| 1990 | 27.5% | 25.4% | 153 |
| 1991 | 33.7% | 26.3% | 178 |
| 1992 | 32.1% | 26.8% | 240 |
| 1993 | 33.5% | 27.5% | 173 |
| 1994 | 32.4% | 26.6% | 346 |
| 1995 | 33.1% | 25.9% | 263 |
| 1996 | 27.2% | 26.4% | 184 |
| 1997 | 38.4% | 25.5% | 112 |
| 1998 | 28.7% | 24.4% | 324 |
| 1999 | 25.5% | 25.3% | 318 |
| 2000 | 26.5% | 24.5% | 324 |
| 2001 | 35.4% | 25% | 127 |
Years with fewer than 50 tests, and cars too new to have reached their first MOT, are left out.
Rover Mini MOT questions
Is the Rover Mini reliable?
On MOT results the Rover Mini is worse than average: it passes 69.6% of tests against a UK average of 79.1%, ranking 382nd of 386 cars we track. Allowing for the age of the cars tested, its fail rate of 30.4% is 4.8 percentage points higher than the 25.6% you would expect from the average car of the same registration years. A pass rate is one useful signal of how well a model holds up, but it does not capture breakdowns between tests, repair costs or how an individual car has been looked after, so always check the history of the specific car.
What does the Rover Mini usually fail its MOT on?
Across 2,937 MOT tests, the areas most often flagged on the Rover Mini were lights and signalling (17.5%), brakes (14.5%) and corrosion (13.9%), shown as a share of all defects and advisories recorded. These counts include advisories as well as failure items, so they show where problems tend to appear rather than only what caused a fail.
How does the Rover Mini compare with the national average?
The Rover Mini passes 69.6% of MOT tests, 9.5 percentage points below the UK average of 79.1% across all 6,681,613 tests in the data. That places it 382nd of 386 cars with at least 1,000 tests, where 1st has the highest pass rate.
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Data: DVSA MOT test results for Great Britain, 2004 to March 2026, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures cover 2,937 tests. Last updated 3 September 2026. How these figures are calculated.
How to cite this data: Source: CarBuyerIQ analysis of DVSA MOT test data, https://www.carbuyeriq.com/mot-pass-rates/rover/mini