MINI: MOT pass rate and reliability

MINI vehicles pass the MOT first time 81.6% of the time, measured across 809,442 DVSA tests. That is 4.6 points better than the 77% national average, ranking MINI 14 of 51 major brands sold in the UK.

Every brand ranked

1. Ferrari - 95.9%
2. LEVC - 95.4%
3. Aston Martin - 93.2%
4. Bentley - 92.5%
5. Porsche - 88.7%
6. Lexus - 87.7%
7. Tesla - 84.8%
8. Maserati - 84.3%
9. MG - 83.9%
10. BMW - 82.5%
11. Jaguar - 81.9%
12. Abarth - 81.8%
13. Audi - 81.6%
14. MINI - 81.6%
15. Toyota - 81.3%
16. Land Rover - 80.6%
17. Skoda - 80.6%
18. Mercedes-Benz - 79.9%
19. Suzuki - 79.5%
20. Kia - 78.9%
21. Hyundai - 78.8%
22. SEAT - 78.7%
23. Subaru - 78.6%
24. Honda - 78.3%
25. Dacia - 78.3%
26. Volvo - 78.2%
27. Jeep - 78%
28. Smart (Mcc) - 77.7%
29. Smart - 77.2%
30. Volkswagen - 77.1%
31. Mazda - 77%
32. Mitsubishi - 76.9%
33. DS - 76.2%
34. London Taxis International - 75.5%
35. Ford - 74.8%
36. Isuzu - 73.7%
37. Nissan - 73.4%
38. Peugeot - 73.2%
39. Fiat - 73%
40. Ssangyong - 73%
41. Vauxhall - 72.4%
42. Alfa Romeo - 72.4%
43. Citroen - 70.8%
44. Iveco - 70.2%
45. Rover - 70.2%
46. Saab - 69.1%
47. Renault - 68.1%
48. Chrysler - 67.2%
49. Daihatsu - 67.1%
50. Chrysler-Jeep - 67%
51. Chevrolet - 62.8%

MINI models

• MINI MINI - 68.5%, 261,157 tests
• MINI Cooper - 87.9%, 216,882 tests
• MINI Countryman - 89.1%, 90,192 tests
• MINI Cooper S - 88.1%, 86,798 tests
• MINI One - 84.8%, 49,483 tests
• MINI Clubman - 85.1%, 26,014 tests
• MINI John Cooper Works - 87.8%, 19,916 tests
• MINI MINI (R60) - 79%, 12,519 tests
• MINI Paceman - 86.4%, 7,979 tests
• MINI Cooper D - 75.8%, 6,205 tests
• MINI Cooper S Electric Level 2 - 90.1%, 4,683 tests
• MINI Cooper S Electric Level 3 - 89.8%, 3,835 tests
• MINI MINI (R57) - 76.7%, 2,718 tests
• MINI Roadster - 84.9%, 2,707 tests
• MINI Cooper Sd - 78.4%, 2,165 tests
• MINI MINI (R58) - 77.7%, 1,935 tests
• MINI First - 78.1%, 1,605 tests
• MINI Cooper Auto - 82.7%, 1,480 tests
• MINI Cooper S Electric Level 1 - 89.7%, 1,236 tests
• MINI Unclassified - 83.8%, 1,071 tests
• MINI One Auto - 83%, 992 tests
• MINI Countryman Cooper D - 77.9%, 742 tests
• MINI One D - 74.3%, 712 tests
• MINI One Clubman - 76.5%, 667 tests
• MINI Cooper S Auto - 85.5%, 662 tests
• MINI Cooper Clubman - 81.8%, 648 tests
• MINI GT - 89.6%, 644 tests
• MINI Countryman Cooper - 79.5%, 630 tests
• MINI Countryman Cooper D All4 - 73.7%, 570 tests

Most common MOT failures across every MINI

Pooled across all MINI models, not just one: what actually fails on a MINI more than the UK average.

1. Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits, 1% of tests (4.43x the national rate for this defect)
2. Emissions levels exceed default limits, 1.1% of tests (3.9x the national rate for this defect)
3. Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer, 0.8% of tests (2.03x the national rate for this defect)
4. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.4% of tests (1.21x the national rate for this defect)
5. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 2% of tests (1.21x the national rate for this defect)
6. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 1.8% of tests
7. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.6% of tests
8. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.4% of tests
9. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.4% of tests
10. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.9% of tests

From 1,356,020 DVSA-tracked MINI tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.38% of these flagged defects as "dangerous", against 4.97% nationally.

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