Does the Austin Mini fail the MOT on vehicle identification more than it should?
The Austin Mini records 1.25 vehicle identification failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.77 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (+0.48, 95% interval +0.33 to +0.63). It ranks 66 of 636 models on vehicle identification (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on vehicle identification · check a Austin Mini by registration
What exactly fails on vehicle identification?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Austin Mini is “Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements”, recorded 177 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements | 177 | 0.81 |
| Number plate missing or so insecure that it is likely to fall off | 48 | 0.22 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 21,727 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
Other pages for this model
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