2011 MINI Cooper Sd: MOT pass rate and reliability
76.2% of 2011 MINI Cooper Sds pass the MOT first time, measured across 416 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 96,522 miles.
How the 2011 compares
- Against all MINI Cooper Sds (79%, 2,149 tests): -2.8 points
- Against all 2011 cars (68.7%): +7.5 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every MINI Cooper Sd 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 Sd:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 76.2% | 416 | 96,522 |
| 2012 | 80.9% | 749 | 88,043 |
| 2013 | 77.9% | 929 | 84,268 |
What this means if you are buying a 2011 Cooper Sd
The 2011 is a weaker year for this model, passing 2.8 points less often than the MINI Cooper Sd 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 Sd the average at test was 96,522 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 2012 at 80.9%, and the weakest in our data is 2011 at 76.2%. That 4.7 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2011 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2012 MINI Cooper Sd - 80.9%
- 2013 MINI Cooper Sd - 77.9%