2021 MINI Cooper S Electric Level 3: MOT pass rate and reliability
88.9% of 2021 MINI Cooper S Electric Level 3s pass the MOT first time, measured across 2,156 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 17,284 miles.
How the 2021 compares
- Against all MINI Cooper S Electric Level 3s (90.2%, 3,818 tests): -1.3 points
- Against all 2021 cars (90%): -1.1 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every MINI Cooper S Electric Level 3 model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2021 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the MINI Cooper S Electric Level 3:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 91.8% | 1,545 | 19,947 |
| 2021 | 88.9% | 2,156 | 17,284 |
What this means if you are buying a 2021 Cooper S Electric Level 3
The 2021 sits close to the MINI Cooper S Electric Level 3 average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. 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 5-year-old car fails on
A 2021 car is 5 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 low mileage, which usually means light urban use. Short journeys are harder on batteries, brakes and exhausts than motorway miles, so do not assume low miles means low wear. On a 2021 MINI Cooper S Electric Level 3 the average at test was 17,284 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 2020 at 91.8%, and the weakest in our data is 2021 at 88.9%. That 2.9 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2021 car against a newer one tells you very little.