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2003 MINI Hatch: MOT pass rate and common faults

10,425 initial MOT tests in 2025 on cars first used in 2003 · DVSA data · For guidance only · How we count

55.8%passed first time

Share of initial MOT tests passed with no repairs. Repairs made at the test centre count as a fail. 95% range 54.9% to 56.8% (±1.0 points).

That is 2.9 points below the average for all vehicles first used in 2003 (58.7%). These cars were about 22 years old at the test.

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Failure areas compared with all 2003 vehicles

Compared with all vehicles first used in 2003, failures are more common in lights and electrics (1.2×), brakes (1.2×) and body, chassis, structure (1.4×), and less common in suspension (0.9×). Other differences are within the margin of error.

Failed tests with a fault in each area, per 100 tests. The right-hand column shows how many times as often as all vehicles first used in 2003.

  1. Lights and electrics24.9 in 100 tests1.2× compared with 21.1 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2003
  2. Brakes15.8 in 100 tests1.2× compared with 12.7 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2003
  3. Suspension13.7 in 100 tests0.9× compared with 15.8 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2003
  4. Body, chassis, structure12.1 in 100 tests1.4× compared with 8.8 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2003
  5. Noise, emissions, leaks7.2 in 100 tests1.0× compared with 7.2 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2003
  6. Windscreen, wipers, mirrors7.0 in 100 tests1.0× compared with 7.3 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2003
  7. Steering6.1 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2003
  8. Tyres5.3 in 100 tests0.9× compared with 5.7 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2003
  9. Seat belts and airbags2.0 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2003
  10. Number plates and VIN0.7 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2003

All vehicles first used in 2003: the 77 models in our data, 243,368 tests (80.4% of all 302,566 tests on vehicles first used in 2003). Areas with fewer than 50 failures in a model aren't published, so an area is only compared when that leaves the all-vehicles figure at most 10% short; otherwise it shows –.

Typical mileage at test105,500

Median odometer reading at the 2025 MOT test, in miles. Half had more and half had less.

What MOT data can't tell you about any 2003 MINI Hatch

Outstanding finance, write-offs, theft and plate changes aren't in MOT records. For a particular car, you need a history check.

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