Mini COOPER - 2005
472.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2005 is 377.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Mini COOPER, model year 2005.
Sample size: 391 cars, 908 tests and 4,287 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 391 cars
The 2005 MINI Cooper has an overall defect rate of 472 per 100 vehicles, which is 26% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, the model exhibits significantly better performance in the equipment category, showing fewer defects than average, while it struggles with issues related to brakes and steering, where defects are markedly more common. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates tend to increase with higher mileage, particularly for cars with over 93,000 miles. Overall, while the MINI Cooper excels in equipment reliability, it faces challenges with critical safety components like brakes and steering compared to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 391 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 82.7% worse
289.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 158.5 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▼ 79.0% worse
40.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 22.4 / 100 tests
Visibility
▼ 6.3% worse
30.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 28.4 / 100 tests
Lights & Electrics
▼ 17.1% worse
128.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 110.1 / 100 tests
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 0.4% better
312.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.1 / 100 tests
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 5.0% better
58.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.5 / 100 tests
Equipment
▲ 60.5% better
5.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 100 tests
Other
▼ 69.8% worse
79.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 46.7 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 530
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 307
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 300
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 238
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 221
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 206
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 130
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 116
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 115
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 94
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 60
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 57
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 52
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 52
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 44
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 29
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 27
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 26
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 24
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 24