MINI Countryman: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The MINI Countryman passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 12.4 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 90,192 individual MINI Countryman tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 89.1% first-time pass rate means roughly 11 in every 100 MINI Countrymans 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 Countryman tested had covered 46,798 miles and was built around 2017.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a MINI Countryman 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 Countryman 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 Countrymans actually sold for at UK salvage auction, from 9 real settled sales.

Most common MOT failures on a MINI Countryman

1. Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator, 0.2% of tests (1.33x the national rate for this defect)
2. A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber, 0.2% of tests (1.28x the national rate for this defect)
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.4% of tests (1.22x the national rate for this defect)
4. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.2% of tests
5. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.9% of tests
6. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.8% of tests
7. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.7% of tests
8. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.6% of tests
9. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.5% of tests
10. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.4% of tests

From 150,760 DVSA-tracked MINI Countryman tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.64% of these flagged MINI Countryman defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

MINI Countryman 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 Countryman year:

• 2011 MINI Countryman - 76.2% first-time pass, 526 tests
• 2012 MINI Countryman - 80.6% first-time pass, 665 tests
• 2013 MINI Countryman - 83.3% first-time pass, 2,778 tests
• 2014 MINI Countryman - 86.2% first-time pass, 12,752 tests
• 2015 MINI Countryman - 87.5% first-time pass, 9,143 tests
• 2016 MINI Countryman - 89.1% first-time pass, 9,215 tests
• 2017 MINI Countryman - 89.8% first-time pass, 10,933 tests
• 2018 MINI Countryman - 90.2% first-time pass, 13,803 tests
• 2019 MINI Countryman - 92% first-time pass, 14,002 tests
• 2020 MINI Countryman - 92.2% first-time pass, 8,146 tests
• 2021 MINI Countryman - 91.9% first-time pass, 7,340 tests
• 2022 MINI Countryman - 94.9% first-time pass, 447 tests

MINI Countryman by fuel type

Diesel and petrol versions of the same car fail on different things, so the fuel type moves the number:

• Petrol MINI Countryman - 90.5% first-time pass, 61,284 tests
• Diesel MINI Countryman - 86.8% first-time pass, 24,454 tests
• Hybrid MINI Countryman - 89.7% first-time pass, 4,109 tests

Other MINI models

• MINI MINI - 68.5%
• MINI Cooper - 87.9%
• MINI Cooper S - 88.1%
• MINI One - 84.8%
• MINI Clubman - 85.1%
• MINI John Cooper Works - 87.8%
• MINI MINI (R60) - 79%
• MINI Paceman - 86.4%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Dacia Duster Prestige Lpg Tce 4x2 - 89.2%
• Volvo Xc90 R-Design Pro B5 Awd Auto - 89.2%
• Vauxhall Corsa Se Turbo Auto - 89.2%
• Vauxhall Grandland X Elite Nav Turbo - 89.1%
• Volkswagen Transporter T32 H-Line Tdi S-A - 89.1%
• MG 5 Excite - 89.1%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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