MINI Cooper Sd: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The MINI Cooper Sd passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 1.7 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 2,165 individual MINI Cooper Sd tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate78.4%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+1.7 points
Tests analysed2,165
Average mileage at test87,076 miles
Average year of manufacture2012
Reliability rank1,505 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 78.4% first-time pass rate means roughly 22 in every 100 MINI Cooper Sds presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average MINI Cooper Sd tested had covered 87,076 miles and was built around 2012.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a MINI Cooper Sd bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific MINI Cooper Sd rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged MINI Cooper Sds actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a MINI Cooper Sd

  1. Headlamp levelling device inoperative, 0.6% of tests (5.87x the national rate for this defect)
  2. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 2.2% of tests (3.19x the national rate for this defect)
  3. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.6% of tests (3.14x the national rate for this defect)
  4. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 4.5% of tests (2.74x the national rate for this defect)
  5. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 1.2% of tests (1.54x the national rate for this defect)
  6. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.2% of tests (1.23x the national rate for this defect)
  7. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2% of tests
  8. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.8% of tests
  9. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.6% of tests
  10. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 1.2% of tests

From 3,821 DVSA-tracked MINI Cooper Sd tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.93% of these flagged MINI Cooper Sd defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

MINI Cooper Sd pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each MINI Cooper Sd year:

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