Honda Jazz vs MINI Cooper
The MINI Cooper has the better MOT record of the two — 10.5% fail rate versus 16.1% for the Honda Jazz across comparable years. The biggest single difference is lighting & signalling, where the Jazz records failures noticeably more often.
16.1%
Jazz fail rate
10.5%
Cooper fail rate
5.63pp
Difference
Side by side
| Metric | Honda Jazz | MINI Cooper |
|---|---|---|
| MOT tests analysed | 1,950,501 | 1,603,235 |
| Pass rate | 83.9% | 89.5% |
| Fail rate | 16.1% | 10.5% |
Where they differ
| Category | Jazz | Cooper |
|---|---|---|
| Lighting & signalling | 8.9% | 3.6% |
| Brakes | 6.9% | 2.0% |
| Suspension | 5.4% | 1.1% |
| Tyres | 4.0% | 5.2% |
| Visibility | 4.5% | 3.8% |
Methodology & source. Dataset: DVSA MOT testing data (2021,2022,2023,2024,2025). Data last updated 2026-07-27. Figures reflect MOT-testable defects only — read the methodology for how these are calculated and what they don't measure.