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MINI hatch / convertible vs Toyota Yaris

Both are superminis. First-time MOT failure at age 7, and what each one is known to fail on.

The MINI hatch / convertible is the more reliable of the two. It fails its first MOT at age 7 14.5% of the time, against 18.2% for the Toyota Yaris.

MINI hatch / convertible

14.5%

fail at age 7

Rank 43 of 239 · 47k miles at 7 · 518,765 tests

Toyota Yaris

18.2%

fail at age 7

Rank 112 of 239 · 45k miles at 7 · 323,618 tests

What each one fails on

Measured

The faults each records most at ages 6 to 9. Same figures as each full report.

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornAdvisory2.5%

A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mountingAdvisory2.0%

A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakenedAdvisory1.7%

A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioningFail0.8%

Brake pipe damaged or excessively corrodedAdvisory0.8%

Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunctionFail0.6%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornAdvisory8.8%

A suspension component excessively damaged or corrodedAdvisory5.9%

A wheel bearing excessively roughAdvisory2.8%

A wheel bearing excessively roughFail2.5%

A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakageAdvisory2.5%

A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioningFail1.8%