2011 MINI Cooper D: MOT pass rate and reliability

71.8% of 2011 MINI Cooper Ds pass the MOT first time, measured across 738 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 96,422 miles.

How the 2011 compares

  • Against all MINI Cooper Ds (76.2%, 6,178 tests): -4.4 points
  • Against all 2011 cars (68.7%): +3.1 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every MINI Cooper D model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2011 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the MINI Cooper D:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2010 70.2% 305 108,430
2011 71.8% 738 96,422
2012 75.9% 1,800 90,695
2013 78.3% 3,116 86,141

What this means if you are buying a 2011 Cooper D

The 2011 is a weaker year for this model, passing 4.4 points less often than the MINI Cooper D average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2011 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 15-year-old car fails on

A 2011 car is 15 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is above average and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust. On a 2011 MINI Cooper D the average at test was 96,422 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2013 at 78.3%, and the weakest in our data is 2010 at 70.2%. That 8.1 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2011 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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