MINI Paceman 2016: MOT failure rate for its age

11.1% of 8,177 MOT tests of the MINI Paceman first registered in 2016 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 91.9 (95% CI 85.9–97.9; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2016 MINI Paceman fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

MINI Paceman built in 2016 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	11.1	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	8177
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 85.9–97.9)	91.9	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	8177
Rank among this model's 5 build years	1	of 5	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	8177
Tested in 2024	1353	tests	median 50,146 miles	2024	1353

Built 2016 against MINI Paceman normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 9.5% vs 10.3%; age 4: 10.5% vs 10.3%; age 5: 10.2% vs 11.1%; age 6: 11% vs 12.8%; age 7: 11.1% vs 13.6%; age 8: 14.6% vs 14.6%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2016 MINI Paceman by registration · All MINI Paceman 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 2016 MINI Paceman fail at each age?

Cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8 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 Paceman built 2016: 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)
3	1,456	9.5	8.1–11.1	10.3	92
4	1,291	10.5	9–12.3	10.3	101.9
5	1,377	10.2	8.7–11.9	11.1	91.5
6	1,353	11	9.5–12.8	12.8	85.8
7	1,347	11.1	9.6–12.9	13.6	81.7
8	1,353	14.6	12.9–16.6	14.6	100.2

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,177 (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 2016 MINI Paceman?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2016 is tyres: 6.4 items per 100 first tests, against 7.6 across all build years of the MINI Paceman. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8.

Failure items per 100 first tests, MINI Paceman built 2016 against the MINI Paceman in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2016, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Tyres	6.4	7.6	521
Visibility	3.7	4	305
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	3.2	5	263
Brakes	2.4	3.6	196
Noise, emissions and leaks	0.8	0.9	67

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,177 (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 2016 compare with the years around it?

Among the 5 published build years of the MINI Paceman, 2016 ranks 1 (1 = fails least for its age). 2015: index 96.6. 2017: index 95.6.

MINI Paceman build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2013	110.5	102.4–118.5	worse (rough estimate)	3,882
2014	103.3	99.8–106.7	no different	22,545
2015	96.6	91.9–101.2	no different	12,633
2016	91.9	85.9–97.9	better	8,177
2017	95.6	74.6–116.7	no different (rough estimate)	734

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 47,971 (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 Paceman 2016 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-paceman/2016/

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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