Does the Rover Mini fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Rover Mini records 19.42 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 21.61 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−2.19, 95% interval −2.53 to −1.85). It ranks 464 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on brakes · check a Rover Mini by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Rover Mini is “Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle.”, recorded 2,922 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. | 2,922 | 4.03 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 1,959 | 2.70 |
| Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 1,506 | 2.08 |
| Braking effort not recording at a wheel | 1,004 | 1.38 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 882 | 1.22 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 72,564 (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
If a Rover Mini gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
14.5% of Rover Mini MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.2 months and 287 miles later (4,532 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,532 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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