MINI Hatch MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a MINI Hatch in Great Britain in 2025 — 661,183 tests. Figures cover every Hatch first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the Hatch ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
76.3%
4.0 points above the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
661,183
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
6.1%
of Hatch first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
61,250
middle half: 46,250–81,250 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many MINI Hatch cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 726,295 MINI Hatch cars that were taxed or on SORN: 670,879 taxed and 55,416 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper). The MOT figures above count tests; these count cars, across the whole United Kingdom, cars only. MINI Hatch vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures. DVLA records MINIs by trim name (Cooper, One, John Cooper Works, First and the electric Cooper SE) rather than by body style, so this count also includes Convertibles and Coupes carrying those names, which the MOT grouping lists separately.

Still taxed, end of 2025
670,879
92.4% of the 726,295 Hatch cars taxed or on SORN; 200 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
55,416
declared off the road by their keepers — 7.6% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed Hatch cars peaked at 671,362 at the end of 2023 and has since fallen by 483 (0.1%) to 670,879 at the end of 2025. Cars on SORN went from 6,061 at the end of 2014 to 55,416 at the end of 2025, up 814.3%. A car leaves the taxed count when it is scrapped, exported or declared off the road; the year-end counts do not say which.

Taxed Hatch cars, year by year

Cars of this model taxed and on the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025.

0200k400k600k800k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Taxed Hatch cars, year 2014: 464kTaxed Hatch cars, year 2015: 503kTaxed Hatch cars, year 2016: 542kTaxed Hatch cars, year 2017: 577kTaxed Hatch cars, year 2018: 605kTaxed Hatch cars, year 2019: 629kTaxed Hatch cars, year 2020: 640kTaxed Hatch cars, year 2021: 651kTaxed Hatch cars, year 2022: 664kTaxed Hatch cars, year 2023: 671kTaxed Hatch cars, year 2024: 671kTaxed Hatch cars, year 2025: 671k671k
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YearTaxed Hatch cars
2014464,109
2015503,081
2016542,195
2017577,334
2018604,613
2019628,818
2020639,504
2021650,612
2022664,250
2023671,362
2024671,186
2025670,879

Hatch cars on SORN, year by year

Cars of this model declared off the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025. Its own scale — SORN counts are a fraction of the taxed count.

020k40k60k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Hatch cars on SORN, year 2014: 6kHatch cars on SORN, year 2015: 9kHatch cars on SORN, year 2016: 13kHatch cars on SORN, year 2017: 18kHatch cars on SORN, year 2018: 22kHatch cars on SORN, year 2019: 28kHatch cars on SORN, year 2020: 33kHatch cars on SORN, year 2021: 36kHatch cars on SORN, year 2022: 39kHatch cars on SORN, year 2023: 44kHatch cars on SORN, year 2024: 50kHatch cars on SORN, year 2025: 55k55k
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YearHatch cars on SORN
20146,061
20159,059
201613,192
201717,630
201821,867
201927,644
202033,255
202135,818
202238,526
202343,889
202450,070
202555,416

Which model years survive

Taxed Hatch cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 670,879 taxed in all. Every build year holding at least 1% has its own row; the rest share one. 2 taxed Hatch cars have no recorded year of manufacture and are not in the table, so the rows add up to 670,877. A build year's count depends on how many were sold that year as well as how many have lasted.

Year of manufacture Taxed, end of 2025Share of taxed Hatch cars
202528,2284.2%
202432,3324.8%
202332,7184.9%
202230,9454.6%
202131,0294.6%
202030,7274.6%
201940,0616.0%
201842,6436.4%
201745,5746.8%
201647,0007.0%
201546,2426.9%
201431,6744.7%
201328,9364.3%
201230,7714.6%
201128,9004.3%
201027,4164.1%
200921,7183.2%
200817,0342.5%
200717,6282.6%
200615,5692.3%
200515,8502.4%
200412,6231.9%
20038,6671.3%
All other build years (27 years, each under 1%)6,5921.0%

Population source: Department for Transport / DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026; counts of the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, United Kingdom, cars only, excluding cars recorded with no model name. SortedCars groups DVLA's model names COOPER, ONE, JOHN COOPER WORKS, MINI COOPER SE, FIRST, MINI COOPER CLASSIC ELECTRIC and 3 more under this model. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, DVLA or the Department for Transport.

How the Hatch ages

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, Hatch vs all cars, 2025.

MINI HatchAll cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)MINI Hatch, vehicle age 3: 90.4%MINI Hatch, vehicle age 4: 88.7%MINI Hatch, vehicle age 5: 88.1%MINI Hatch, vehicle age 6: 87.9%MINI Hatch, vehicle age 7: 86.9%MINI Hatch, vehicle age 8: 84.9%MINI Hatch, vehicle age 9: 83.6%MINI Hatch, vehicle age 10: 81.5%MINI Hatch, vehicle age 11: 79.4%MINI Hatch, vehicle age 12: 73.1%MINI Hatch, vehicle age 13: 71.2%MINI Hatch, vehicle age 14: 66.7%MINI Hatch, vehicle age 15: 65.6%MINI Hatch, vehicle age 16: 61.1%MINI Hatch, vehicle age 17: 58.8%MINI Hatch, vehicle age 18: 57%MINI Hatch, vehicle age 19: 56.4%MINI Hatch, vehicle age 20: 55.8%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%All cars 57.6%MINI Hatch 55.8%
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Age (years)Hatch testsHatch pass rateAll cars
338,86190.4%88.5%
438,17388.7%87.2%
537,33488.1%86.0%
650,16787.9%83.5%
744,89186.9%80.9%
845,84684.9%78.2%
946,24183.6%74.9%
1045,93581.5%71.9%
1131,58879.4%68.6%
1241,65573.1%65.8%
1335,07471.2%63.5%
1429,07366.7%61.2%
1530,98065.6%59.3%
1626,89361.1%58.3%
1723,56858.8%57.2%
1822,16257.0%57.4%
1918,33456.4%57.0%
2018,81455.8%57.6%

Better or worse than the average car?

The Hatch's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: the Hatch beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

Hatch aheadHatch behind
-12-6+0+6+12Age 3: +1.9 points vs the average car3Age 4: +1.5 points vs the average carAge 5: +2.1 points vs the average car5Age 6: +4.4 points vs the average carAge 7: +6.0 points vs the average car7Age 8: +6.7 points vs the average carAge 9: +8.7 points vs the average car9Age 10: +9.6 points vs the average carAge 11: +10.8 points vs the average car11Age 12: +7.3 points vs the average carAge 13: +7.7 points vs the average car13Age 14: +5.5 points vs the average carAge 15: +6.3 points vs the average car15Age 16: +2.8 points vs the average carAge 17: +1.6 points vs the average car17Age 18: -0.4 points vs the average carAge 19: -0.6 points vs the average car19Age 20: -1.8 points vs the average car20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
3+1.9
4+1.5
5+2.1
6+4.4
7+6.0
8+6.7
9+8.7
10+9.6
11+10.8
12+7.3
13+7.7
14+5.5
15+6.3
16+2.8
17+1.6
18-0.4
19-0.6
20-1.8

The Hatch fleet on the road, by age

How many took a first MOT in 2025 at each age — the shape of the Hatch fleet still in use.

015k30k45k60kAge 3: 38k3Age 4: 38kAge 5: 37k5Age 6: 50kAge 7: 44k7Age 8: 45kAge 9: 46k9Age 10: 45kAge 11: 31k11Age 12: 41kAge 13: 35k13Age 14: 29kAge 15: 30k15Age 16: 26kAge 17: 23k17Age 18: 22kAge 19: 18k19Age 20: 18k20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
338,861
438,173
537,334
650,167
744,891
845,846
946,241
1045,935
1131,588
1241,655
1335,074
1429,073
1530,980
1626,893
1723,568
1822,162
1918,334
2018,814

What a Hatch fails on

Where the failure items land when a Hatch fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment28.1%
Tyres14.7%
Brakes13.8%
Noise, emissions and leaks12.6%
Suspension11.2%
Visibility9.8%
Body, chassis, structure5.0%
Steering2.0%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (97.3% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" for a Hatch, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Tyres: 32.9% of advisories32.9%Brakes: 25.1% of advisories25.1%Suspension: 20.3% of advisories20.3%Noise, emissions and leaks: 7.0% of advisories7.0%Non-component advisories: 4.2% of advisoriesBody, chassis, structure: 2.6% of advisories
TyresBrakesSuspensionNoise, emissions and leaksNon-component advisoriesBody, chassis, structure
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CategoryShare of advisories
Tyres32.9%
Brakes25.1%
Suspension20.3%
Noise, emissions and leaks7.0%
Non-component advisories4.2%
Body, chassis, structure2.6%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid Hatch?

First-time pass rate for the four most-tested Hatch fuel types, 2025, against the all-cars average. Fleet ages differ by fuel — newer fleets help the electrified bars.

50%60%70%80%90%100%all cars 72.3%Petrol: 76.4% of 542,785 tests76.4%Petrol542,785 testsDiesel: 72.1% of 92,183 tests72.1%Diesel92,183 testsElectric: 88.4% of 17,231 tests88.4%Electric17,231 testsHybrid electric: 87.3% of 8,978 tests87.3%Hybrid8,978 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Petrol542,78576.4%
Diesel92,18372.1%
Electric17,23188.4%
Hybrid electric8,97887.3%

What mileage is normal for a Hatch?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Hatch; the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical Hatch (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Age 3: typical 18,750 miles (middle half 11,250–26,250)Age 4: typical 23,750 miles (middle half 16,250–33,750)Age 5: typical 28,750 miles (middle half 21,250–38,750)Age 6: typical 33,750 miles (middle half 23,750–46,250)Age 7: typical 41,250 miles (middle half 28,750–53,750)Age 8: typical 48,750 miles (middle half 33,750–63,750)Age 9: typical 56,250 miles (middle half 41,250–71,250)Age 10: typical 61,250 miles (middle half 46,250–81,250)Age 11: typical 68,750 miles (middle half 48,750–86,250)Age 12: typical 73,750 miles (middle half 56,250–93,750)Age 13: typical 78,750 miles (middle half 58,750–98,750)Age 14: typical 83,750 miles (middle half 63,750–103,750)Age 15: typical 86,250 miles (middle half 66,250–106,250)Age 16: typical 88,750 miles (middle half 68,750–108,750)Age 17: typical 93,750 miles (middle half 73,750–113,750)Age 18: typical 91,250 miles (middle half 73,750–111,250)Age 19: typical 96,250 miles (middle half 76,250–116,250)Age 20: typical 98,750 miles (middle half 78,750–118,750)98k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
311,25018,75026,250
416,25023,75033,750
521,25028,75038,750
623,75033,75046,250
728,75041,25053,750
833,75048,75063,750
941,25056,25071,250
1046,25061,25081,250
1148,75068,75086,250
1256,25073,75093,750
1358,75078,75098,750
1463,75083,750103,750
1566,25086,250106,250
1668,75088,750108,750
1773,75093,750113,750
1873,75091,250111,250
1976,25096,250116,250
2078,75098,750118,750

What fails at each age

The Hatch's failure mix by age band, 2025 — each band's top categories at their true share of that band's failure items; the pale remainder is everything else. How the mix shifts with age is the point of the chart.

TyresVisibilityBrakesLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentIdentification of the vehicleSuspensionNoise, emissions and leaksEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
3-5 yrsTyres60.8%
3-5 yrsVisibility20.4%
3-5 yrsBrakes8.7%
3-5 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment3.1%
3-5 yrsIdentification of the vehicle1.8%
3-5 yrsEverything else5.2%
6-9 yrsTyres43.6%
6-9 yrsVisibility15.6%
6-9 yrsBrakes15.5%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment9.7%
6-9 yrsSuspension5.7%
6-9 yrsEverything else9.9%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment23.5%
10-13 yrsTyres21.6%
10-13 yrsBrakes15.7%
10-13 yrsSuspension13.8%
10-13 yrsVisibility9.8%
10-13 yrsEverything else15.6%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment25.6%
14+ yrsNoise, emissions and leaks17.7%
14+ yrsBrakes16.3%
14+ yrsSuspension14.5%
14+ yrsTyres7.8%
14+ yrsEverything else18.1%

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How these figures are computed. Every number on this page is calculated by SortedCars from the DVSA anonymised MOT results dataset (every MOT test in Great Britain — 2025 for single-year figures; trend figures state their span, currently 2023–2025). Where a figure comes from a sample or uses banded values (mileage is banded to 2,500 miles), the page says so beside the figure. Test class 4 only, first tests only — retests are excluded. Class 4 is the car MOT class and also covers car-derived vans, pickups and motorhomes tested to the same standard; where this page says "cars" it means class 4. Pass rate = passes ÷ (passes + failures + pass-after-rectification): a vehicle that failed and was fixed during the visit counts as a fail. Pass rates describe fleets, not individual machines: they reflect how cars were driven, maintained and used as well as how they were built, and beyond recorded mileage none of that is in the data. A well-kept example of a model with a weak average can still pass; a neglected example of a strong one can still fail. No figure is shown for any group with fewer than 500 tests. Alias spellings of a make in the DVSA file are counted under one make name, and all trims and variants of a model are grouped under one model name, using SortedCars' grouping tables. The taxed and SORN counts on this page are the one exception: they are not computed from MOT records but taken from the Department for Transport's vehicle licensing statistics (DfT/DVLA table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0), which count the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, UK-wide, cars only. They describe a model as a whole, grouped under SortedCars' model names, and say nothing about any one car. “Dangerous” is DVSA's statutory defect category (in force since May 2018): a defect posing an immediate risk to road safety — driving the vehicle before repair is an offence. What these figures are for. These statistics are general information about groups of vehicles. They are not advice, a valuation or a recommendation to buy, avoid or price any particular vehicle, and no decision about one car should rest on them alone — check the car itself and its own records. We take care over the calculations, but we cannot guarantee they are complete, current or free of error, and we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on them. This does not limit any liability that cannot lawfully be limited — see our Terms & Conditions. If you believe any figure on this page is inaccurate, contact us. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVSA or DVLA. DVSA publishes the raw test records; the statistics on this page are SortedCars' own calculations from them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.