Lambda reading outside limits on the MINI Mini
Lambda reading outside limits on the MINI Mini is recorded on 22,389 tests — 2.2% of all its MOT tests, against 0.5% across every car in the data. That is 4.4× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.5% of tests record it — this model is 4.4× that share |
| The 183 models compared | 11 of 183, 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, 0.9% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2012, 0.3%. The share has fallen 0.7 points over that time. Worst year 2008 at 2.2%; best 2012 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 145 | 15,326 | 0.9% |
| 2002 | 684 | 63,688 | 1.1% |
| 2003 | 1,034 | 98,334 | 1.1% |
| 2004 | 1,400 | 138,170 | 1.0% |
| 2005 | 1,693 | 169,038 | 1.0% |
| 2006 | 1,656 | 159,536 | 1.0% |
| 2007 | 3,696 | 189,172 | 1.9% |
| 2008 | 4,135 | 191,810 | 2.2% |
| 2009 | 4,401 | 209,372 | 2.1% |
| 2010 | 1,951 | 232,252 | 0.8% |
| 2011 | 843 | 244,708 | 0.3% |
| 2012 | 535 | 197,828 | 0.3% |
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 £60–£250 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
- Lambda reading outside limits: 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 →