Rover Mini MOT data by year

The Rover Mini appears in 67,144 MOT tests in this dataset across model years 1980–2021. Its most common failure areas are lighting & signalling, emissions & environmental and suspension, and its overall pass rate is 77.0%.

67,144
MOT tests analysed
77.0%
Pass rate
23.0%
Fail rate
1980–2021
Years covered

By model year

Rover Mini MOT results by model year
Year Tests Pass rate Fail rate Most common failure
1987 628 77.5% 22.4% Lighting & signalling
1988 819 77.7% 22.3% Lighting & signalling
1990 6,011 77.1% 22.9% Lighting & signalling
1991 5,769 76.5% 23.5% Lighting & signalling
1992 5,002 75.9% 24.1% Lighting & signalling
1994 5,399 75.9% 24.1% Lighting & signalling
1997 4,046 76.4% 23.6% Lighting & signalling
1998 5,253 77.8% 22.2% Lighting & signalling
1999 4,578 77.6% 22.4% Lighting & signalling

Most common failures (all years)

Most common MOT failure areas — Rover Mini
# Category % of tests affected Tests
1 Lighting & signalling 12.6% 8,482
2 Emissions & environmental 9.6% 6,419
3 Suspension 8.3% 5,595
4 Brakes 7.5% 5,030
5 Body, structure & corrosion 6.0% 4,026
6 Visibility 5.8% 3,864
7 Steering 4.6% 3,066
8 Seat belts & restraints 1.5% 1,033
Share of tests failing on each category Lighting & signalling 12.6% Emissions & environmental 9.6% Suspension 8.3% Brakes 7.5% Body, structure & corrosion 6.0% Visibility 5.8%
Percentage of tests with at least one failure recorded in each category, across all model years.

Methodology & source. Based on 67,144 MOT tests. Dataset: DVSA MOT testing data (2021,2022,2023,2024,2025). Data last updated 2026-07-01. Figures reflect MOT-testable defects only — read the methodology for how these are calculated and what they don't measure.

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