Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded on the MINI Mini
Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded on the MINI Mini is recorded on 119,467 tests — 11.7% of all its MOT tests, against 4.6% across every car in the data. That is 2.5× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 4.6% of tests record it — this model is 2.5× that share |
| The 318 models compared | 64 of 318, 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, 10.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2013, 0.3%. The share has fallen 10.1 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 11.1%; best 2013 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,392 | 22,989 | 10.4% |
| 2002 | 10,314 | 95,532 | 10.8% |
| 2003 | 15,888 | 147,501 | 10.8% |
| 2004 | 23,002 | 207,255 | 11.1% |
| 2005 | 28,058 | 253,557 | 11.1% |
| 2006 | 24,664 | 239,304 | 10.3% |
| 2007 | 5,924 | 189,172 | 3.1% |
| 2008 | 2,475 | 191,810 | 1.3% |
| 2009 | 2,401 | 209,372 | 1.1% |
| 2010 | 1,805 | 232,252 | 0.8% |
| 2011 | 894 | 244,708 | 0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,111 | 197,828 | 0.6% |
| 2013 | 491 | 200,046 | 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 £80–£180 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
- Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded: 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 →