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MINI MINI2002 · 1.6L PETROL

R28 BAB

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 2002 MINI MINI? It's a PETROL with a 1598cc engine showing 136,691 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 10/03/2020

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 01/11/2019

Mileage: 136,691
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 2002
Engine: 1598cc

Expert AI · Mechanic's Insight

This vehicle has not had an MOT in the past 5 years and may no longer be on the road. Automatic AI analysis has been skipped.

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/ 100 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

✓ Taxed

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

! Older vehicle

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Finance

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Write-off

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Salvage

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Imported

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Full MOT History

MOT data last updated: 7/20/2026, 11:14:12 PM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Registered in 2002, this Mini Mini with plate R28 BAB has undergone 5 MOT inspections since January 2017.

Across its entire MOT history, this Mini has a 60% success rate (3 passes and 2 fails). The pass rate is roughly in line with national averages for vehicles of this age.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (6 issues), Tyres (6 issues), Suspension (5 issues), Lighting (4 issues), Steering (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 20 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 3 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))”; “Offside Front Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))”; “Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents t”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY