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Does the MINI Paceman fail the MOT on vehicle identification more than it should?

The MINI Paceman records 0.35 vehicle identification failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.28 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) (+0.07, 95% interval +0.02 to +0.12). It ranks 248 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 MINI Paceman by registration

What exactly fails on vehicle identification?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the MINI Paceman is “Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements”, recorded 141 times in 2019–2024.

MINI Paceman: most frequent vehicle identification defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wordingItemsPer 100 tests
Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements1410.29

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 47,993 (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

MINI Paceman 2013 · MINI Paceman 2014 · MINI Paceman 2015 · MINI Paceman 2016 · MINI Paceman 2017 · MINI Paceman by postcode area · MINI Paceman body, chassis and structure failures · MINI Paceman brakes failures · MINI Paceman lamps, reflectors and electrics failures · MINI Paceman noise, emissions and leaks failures · MINI Paceman road wheels failures · MINI Paceman seat belts and airbags failures · MINI Paceman steering failures · MINI Paceman suspension failures · MINI Paceman tyres failures · MINI Paceman visibility failures