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Mini 1000 City E
2,056 MOT tests analysed. lands in the middle of the pack — here's where Mini 1000 City Es pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.
That's 3.7 points below the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — buyers should expect more first-time fails than the typical UK car.
Pass
73.8%
Pass-after-fix
3.6%
Fail
22.1%
Avg miles
50,634
Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%
Petrol cars registered before January 2006 are typically pre-Euro 4 — subject to daily charges in London ULEZ, Birmingham CAZ, and Glasgow LEZ. Bristol CAZ does not charge petrol cars. Daily charges if driven in the zone: London £12.50 · Birmingham £8.00 .
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Mini 1000 City E: middle-of-the-pack on first-time pass
Across 937 MOT tests, the Mini 1000 City E returns 74.7% first-time pass — below the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is emissions levels exceed default limits. A split CV-joint boot and brakes imbalance across an axle such round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 51,069, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.
Top ten reasons for rejection.
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- 01
Emissions levels exceed default limits
111 occurrences · 5.4% of tests
- 02
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated
81 occurrences · 3.9% of tests
- 03
A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
76 occurrences · 3.7% of tests
- 04
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
61 occurrences · 3.0% of tests
- 05
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
55 occurrences · 2.7% of tests
- 06
An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
46 occurrences · 2.2% of tests
- 07
A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
40 occurrences · 1.9% of tests
- 08
Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle.
39 occurrences · 1.9% of tests
- 09
A wheel bearing with excessive play
38 occurrences · 1.8% of tests
- 10
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
37 occurrences · 1.8% of tests
Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.
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Buying or keeping a Mini 1000 City E?
Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.
If you own a Mini 1000 City E and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.