Headlamp lens slightly defective on the MINI Mini
Headlamp lens slightly defective on the MINI Mini is recorded on 25,432 tests — 2.5% of all its MOT tests, against 0.9% across every car in the data. That is 2.8× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.9% of tests record it — this model is 2.8× that share |
| The 251 models compared | 63 of 251, 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, 4.0% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2010, 1.5%. The share has fallen 2.5 points over that time. Worst year 2005 at 5.0%; best 2010 at 1.5%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 308 | 7,663 | 4.0% |
| 2002 | 1,278 | 31,844 | 4.0% |
| 2003 | 2,257 | 49,167 | 4.6% |
| 2004 | 2,802 | 69,085 | 4.1% |
| 2005 | 4,198 | 84,519 | 5.0% |
| 2006 | 3,638 | 79,768 | 4.6% |
| 2007 | 3,519 | 94,586 | 3.7% |
| 2008 | 3,094 | 95,905 | 3.2% |
| 2009 | 2,315 | 104,686 | 2.2% |
| 2010 | 1,725 | 116,126 | 1.5% |
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 lens slightly defective: 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 →