Service brake binding on the MINI Mini

Service brake binding on the MINI Mini is recorded on 68,242 tests — 6.7% of all its MOT tests, against 2.5% across every car in the data. That is 2.7× the national share.

Is this unusual for this model?

Compared with	What it says
Every car in the data	2.5% of tests record it — this model is 2.7× that share
The 341 models compared	22 of 341, 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, 2.7% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 0.8%. The share has fallen 1.9 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 3.3%; best 2013 at 0.8%.

Year	Failures recorded	Tests	Share of tests
2001	618	22,989	2.7%
2002	2,532	95,532	2.6%
2003	4,595	147,501	3.1%
2004	6,886	207,255	3.3%
2005	8,419	253,557	3.3%
2006	4,517	239,304	1.9%
2007	7,079	283,758	2.5%
2008	7,671	287,715	2.7%
2009	7,843	314,058	2.5%
2010	7,452	348,378	2.1%
2011	5,996	367,062	1.6%
2012	3,111	296,742	1.1%
2013	1,491	200,046	0.8%
2014	30	3,684	0.8%

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–£150 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

Service brake binding: 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 →