Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced on the MINI Mini
Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced on the MINI Mini is recorded on 24,128 tests — 2.4% of all its MOT tests, against 1.0% across every car in the data. That is 2.4× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 1.0% of tests record it — this model is 2.4× that share |
| The 245 models compared | 68 of 245, 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, 1.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2010, 0.5%. The share has fallen 0.9 points over that time. Worst year 2005 at 1.5%; best 2010 at 0.5%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 310 | 22,989 | 1.4% |
| 2002 | 1,192 | 95,532 | 1.3% |
| 2003 | 2,144 | 147,501 | 1.4% |
| 2004 | 2,734 | 207,255 | 1.3% |
| 2005 | 3,817 | 253,557 | 1.5% |
| 2006 | 3,489 | 239,304 | 1.5% |
| 2007 | 3,309 | 283,758 | 1.2% |
| 2008 | 2,967 | 287,715 | 1.0% |
| 2009 | 2,212 | 314,058 | 0.7% |
| 2010 | 1,681 | 348,378 | 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 £5–£25 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. 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 has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced: 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 →