Does the MINI Roadster fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

The MINI Roadster records 0.46 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 2.14 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.68, 95% interval −1.90 to −1.46). It ranks 436 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a MINI Roadster by registration

No single body, chassis and structure defect wording reaches 30 items on the MINI Roadster; the failures are spread across several.