MINI MOT Statistics
Comprehensive MOT data for MINI vehicles, based on 930,697 official DVSA test records.
84.1%
Average Pass Rate
931k
Tests Analysed
525
Models
1961-2023
Year Range
Pass Rate by Vehicle Age
How MINI vehicles perform based on their age
0-3 years95% (40 tests)
4-6 years92.9% (124,808 tests)
7-10 years90.1% (286,954 tests)
11-15 years84.5% (264,174 tests)
16+ years72.7% (254,721 tests)
Most Reliable MINI Models
Common Failure Categories
The most frequent reasons MINI vehicles fail their MOT
Steering
15% of failures
Bodywork
14% of failures
Tyres & Wheels
14% of failures
Visibility
8% of failures
Brakes
7% of failures
Lighting & Signalling
6% of failures
Popular MINI Models
View all models →Mini76.1%
43 years · 364,542 tests
Cooper90%
36 years · 220,171 tests
Countryman90.9%
17 years · 91,469 tests
Cooper S90%
30 years · 84,679 tests
One87.6%
22 years · 54,666 tests
Clubman88.4%
18 years · 29,148 tests
John Cooper Works89.3%
20 years · 19,197 tests
Mini (r60)84.5%
14 years · 15,173 tests
Paceman89.3%
7 years · 8,914 tests
Cooper D81.6%
11 years · 6,850 tests
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