Headlamp aim incorrect on the MINI Mini

Headlamp aim incorrect on the MINI Mini is recorded on 23,448 tests — 2.3% of all its MOT tests, against 1.1% across every car in the data. That is 2.1× the national share.

Is this unusual for this model?

Compared with	What it says
Every car in the data	1.1% of tests record it — this model is 2.1× that share
The 298 models compared	44 of 298, highest first
The model's own record	1,024,301 tests · every year of the Mini →

A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every MINI Mini tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.

Year by year

In 2001, 2.8% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 0.5%. The share has fallen 2.4 points over that time. Worst year 2001 at 2.8%; best 2012 at 0.4%.

Year	Failures recorded	Tests	Share of tests
2001	436	15,326	2.8%
2002	1,795	63,688	2.8%
2003	2,692	98,334	2.7%
2004	2,991	138,170	2.2%
2005	2,919	169,038	1.7%
2006	2,585	159,536	1.6%
2007	2,195	189,172	1.2%
2008	2,115	191,810	1.1%
2009	1,663	209,372	0.8%
2010	1,548	232,252	0.7%
2011	1,140	244,708	0.5%
2012	790	197,828	0.4%
2013	561	133,364	0.4%
2014	17	3,684	0.5%

Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.

What it costs

A typical UK repair for this item is £30–£80 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. What the part is, and what to buy →

Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.

Where this sits

Headlamp aim incorrect: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
MINI Mini MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
Every MINI model →