MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
12,484 miBelow or average mileage for this year
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Nearside Upper Ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
Offside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
Offside Rear Parking brake lever is fouling adjacent parts of the vehicle (3.1.6b)
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported (7.1.1)
Rear reflector missing (1.5.1a)
Steering rack insecure (2.2.B.1a)
Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
water in n/s/f indicator lamp
front subframe dented /osf floor dented / underside heavily undersealed
Brake performance not tested (3.7.A.1)
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on (1.4.B.1f)
Offside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
front subframe dented // o/s/f floor dented // underneath heavily undersealed //
indicators slow but in limits /heavy rust rear subframe /heavy underseal to outer sills
Horn not working (1.6.2a)
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play (2.5.A.3c)
Nearside Headlamp aim too low when the centre of the headlamp is above 850mm from the ground (1.6.C4)
Nearside Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split (2.5.C.1a)
Offside Front Sub-frame fractured (2.4.G.1)
Offside Headlamp aim too high (hotspot centre above the horizontal 0% line) (1.6.C1)
Rear Statutory seat belt missing (5.1.1)
Steering rack insecure (2.2.B.1a)
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on (8.2.1b)
both subframes are corroding. †slight play in lower steering column bush. †sills are undersealed. †indicators are slow but flash @ >60 p/s. †n/s /f lower ball joint gaiter is missing. †n/s/f bump stop is missing
How Reliable is the Rover Mini?
Based on 519,169 MOT tests across 45,631 vehicles.
Top MOT Failure Points
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H178 UPW is a 1991 Rover Mini in Black with a 998cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 6 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 50%.
Across all 1991 Rover Mini models, the average MOT pass rate is 64.5% with a typical mileage of 56,005 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.
The most common reason a Rover Mini fails its MOT is subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded, accounting for 32,036 recorded failures. If you're considering buying H178 UPW, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Rover Mini typically stays on UK roads for around 47 years. At 35 years old, this Rover Mini is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.
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H178 UPW is a 1991 Rover Mini, first registered on 6 July 1991.
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