MINI Hatch 2004: MOT failure rate for its age

46.3% of 152,926 MOT tests of the MINI Hatch first registered in 2004 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 100.6 (95% CI 99.8–101.3; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2004 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

MINI Hatch built in 2004 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	46.3	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	152926
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 99.8–101.3)	100.6	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	152926
Rank among this model's 20 build years	11	of 20	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	152926
Tested in 2024	17824	tests	median 102,444 miles	2024	17824

Built 2004 against MINI Hatch normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 15: 46.6% vs 46.2%; age 16: 46.5% vs 45.2%; age 17: 46.3% vs 46.7%; age 18: 46.3% vs 45.9%; age 19: 46.1% vs 46.2%; age 20: 45.8% vs 46.2%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2004 MINI Hatch by registration · All MINI Hatch MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2004 MINI Hatch fail at each age?

Cars built in 2004 were tested at ages 15 to 20 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

MINI Hatch built 2004: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
15	33,136	46.6	46–47.1	46.2	100.9
16	28,687	46.5	45.9–47	45.2	102.7
17	27,232	46.3	45.8–46.9	46.7	99.2
18	24,417	46.3	45.7–46.9	45.9	100.8
19	21,630	46.1	45.4–46.8	46.2	99.8
20	17,824	45.8	45.1–46.6	46.2	99.2

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 152,926 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2004 MINI Hatch?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2004 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 38.1 items per 100 first tests, against 18.1 across all build years of the MINI Hatch. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2004 were tested at ages 15 to 20.

Failure items per 100 first tests, MINI Hatch built 2004 against the MINI Hatch in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2004, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	38.1	18.1	58,192
Brakes	32.8	11.2	50,156
Suspension	24.7	7.7	37,722
Body, chassis, structure	17.1	5	26,145
Visibility	13.8	9.6	21,155

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 152,926 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2004 compare with the years around it?

Among the 20 published build years of the MINI Hatch, 2004 ranks 11 (1 = fails least for its age). 2003: index 102.8. 2005: index 100.3.

MINI Hatch build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2001	112.0	110.0–114.0	worse	21,282
2002	106.1	105.1–107.1	worse	85,640
2003	102.8	101.9–103.6	worse	119,958
2004	100.6	99.8–101.3	no different	152,926
2005	100.3	99.6–101.0	no different	176,561
2006	102.7	101.9–103.4	worse	160,706
2007	102.2	101.5–102.9	worse	201,630
2008	101.7	101.0–102.5	worse	189,805
2009	100.4	99.6–101.1	no different	197,772
2010	95.9	95.1–96.7	better	207,778
2011	103.7	102.8–104.6	worse	180,925
2012	97.8	96.9–98.7	better	200,019
2013	103.2	102.3–104.1	worse	234,569
2014	96.1	95.0–97.1	better	188,271
2015	95.0	94.1–96.0	better	267,718
2016	96.0	95.0–97.0	better	268,763
2017	97.1	96.0–98.2	better	227,252
2018	93.9	92.6–95.2	better	170,904
2019	93.1	91.6–94.6	better	145,708
2020	103.7	101.2–106.2	worse	63,473

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,461,660 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). MINI Hatch 2004 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/mini-hatch/2004/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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