MOT comparison

MINI Hatch R56/R57 vs Fiat 500 Modern

How the MINI Hatch R56/R57 (2nd Gen) (2006–2014) and the Fiat 500 Modern (Series 0-8) (2007–2020) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

MINI Hatch R56/R57 (2nd Gen)

2,893,571

MOT tests compared · built 2006–2014

Passes more often in 13 of 14 mileage bands

Fiat 500 Modern (Series 0-8)

3,404,600

MOT tests compared · built 2007–2020

Passes more often in 1 of 14 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

Share of MOTs passed first time, at the mileage recorded at the test.

MINI Hatch R56/R57 Fiat 500 Modern

Under 10,000 miles 90.9% vs 92.0%

41,618 and 121,598 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 87.5% vs 86.4%

187,059 and 416,294 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 85.1% vs 79.9%

298,290 and 560,549 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 82.2% vs 74.0%

335,965 and 542,410 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 78.7% vs 68.3%

339,927 and 470,786 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 75.0% vs 63.9%

329,695 and 384,471 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 71.2% vs 60.3%

310,048 and 298,051 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 67.5% vs 57.7%

277,727 and 219,904 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 64.5% vs 55.4%

232,836 and 152,326 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 61.9% vs 54.0%

181,195 and 100,115 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 59.3% vs 52.5%

249,776 and 107,896 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 57.4% vs 51.4%

80,435 and 24,123 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 57.2% vs 50.2%

22,673 and 4,895 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 57.4% vs 48.9%

6,327 and 1,182 MOTs

Parts that fail more often

Only differences that hold across at least half of the mileage bands we could compare, and that are far too large to be chance, are listed. How we decide

MINI Hatch R56/R57 fails more often on

Front position lamp

Fails about 3 times as often as the Fiat 500 Modern: 6.5% of MOTs against 2.5%.

In 11 of 14 mileage bands · Lights & Signals
Exhaust emissions

Fails about 5 times as often as the Fiat 500 Modern: 4.3% of MOTs against 1.2%.

In 10 of 14 mileage bands · Exhaust & Emissions
Rear brake pad

Fails about 4 times as often as the Fiat 500 Modern: 1.4% of MOTs against 0.29%.

In 10 of 14 mileage bands · Braking System

Fiat 500 Modern fails more often on

Front suspension arm

Fails about 11 times as often as the MINI Hatch R56/R57: 3.9% of MOTs against 0.55%.

In 13 of 14 mileage bands · Suspension & Joints
Windscreen washer

Fails about twice as often as the MINI Hatch R56/R57: 2.8% of MOTs against 1.5%.

In 13 of 14 mileage bands · Driver's View

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These are differences in real MOT results, not engineering verdicts. Owner mix differs between models (some are more often taxis, first cars or rural cars), which is why every figure compares cars at the same mileage. How we compare cars.

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