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MOT pass rates, common failures, and reliability data for the Mini Roadster. Check any Roadster by registration number below.
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87.0%
Avg Pass Rate
+5.3%
vs Mini Avg
6
Year Ranges
Excellent
Reliability
The Mini Roadster has an average MOT pass rate of 87.0%, which is 5.3 percentage points above the Mini brand average of 81.7%. This is a strong result, indicating that the Roadster is well-engineered and tends to age well mechanically. Owners can expect fewer surprises at MOT time.
The most common reasons a Mini Roadster fails its MOT are a lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen. If you are preparing your Roadster for its MOT, checking these areas first could save you a retest fee. Our detailed fault analysis includes estimated repair costs for each failure type.
Before buying a used Mini Roadster, we recommend checking the full MOT history, write-off status, outstanding finance, and stolen vehicle status. These checks can be done for free using the registration number.
How the Mini Roadster performs at MOT across different model years.
Based on 61 vehicles
2.5%
7.5%
Based on 2,865 vehicles
The most common reasons a Mini Roadster fails its MOT, aggregated across all year ranges.
The areas of the vehicle most commonly flagged during MOT inspections.
Compare MOT reliability across Mini models.
Common questions about the Mini Roadster MOT and reliability.
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3.2%
17.0%
86k mi
Based on 3,388 vehicles
2.3%
14.0%
87k mi
Based on 984 vehicles
3.7%
11.9%
90k mi
Based on 140 vehicles
0.0%
11.5%
Based on 3,093 vehicles
49k mi