75.9%
MINI Hatch
MINI Hatch MOT pass rate and common problems
The MINI Hatch passed 75.9% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 3.6 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was position lamp not working.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Hatch compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
77.4%
MINI average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Hatch runs 1.4 points behind the MINI average. It is 6th of the 6 MINI models in the data. The average Hatch arrived at its test 11 years old with 63,953 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
Hatch MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
MINI Hatch cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 88.5% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 63.8%, a drop of 24.7 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 110,638 | 88.5% | 16.2 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 208,774 | 84.1% | 11.8 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 289,889 | 63.8% | 8.5 pts below |
That is a steep decline with age, so the headline rate flatters older examples. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Hatch failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on MINI Hatch cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and tyres together account for 42.5% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Hatch MOT failures
Specific items recorded on MINI Hatch cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 37.7% of everything testers recorded against failed MINI Hatch cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Hatch
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: position lamp not working, headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect, headlamp aim too low and stop lamp not working. 16.3% of failure items.
2
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm and condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords. 7.6% of failure items.
3
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 5.9% of failure items.
4
Suspension
Recorded most often: pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn. 2.8% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific Hatch has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used MINI Hatch buying guide.
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MINI Hatch MOT FAQs
What is the MINI Hatch MOT pass rate?
75.9% of MINI Hatch cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 638,662 tests. That is 3.6 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 250th of 575 models.
What does a MINI Hatch most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on MINI Hatch cars failing their 2025 MOT was position lamp not working, on 7.9% of failure items. Next were wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (5.9%) and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (3.9%).
Which area causes the most MINI Hatch MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 28.2%, followed by tyres at 14.3%.
Do older MINI Hatch cars fail their MOT more often?
MINI Hatch cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 88.5% of MOT tests in 2025, against 63.8% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every MINI Hatch has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every MINI Hatch that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific MINI Hatch's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.