Petrol MINI Countryman: MOT pass rate

90.5% of petrol MINI Countrymans pass the MOT first time, measured across 61,284 DVSA tests on that fuel type alone. Average mileage at test was 40,074.

Petrol against the other MINI Countryman versions

Fuel Pass rate Tests
Petrol 90.5% 61,284
Diesel 86.8% 24,454
Hybrid 89.7% 4,109
All MINI Countryman89.4%89,854

Why the fuel type changes the number

Petrol cars avoid the DPF and emissions failures that catch diesels, and usually fail on the same consumables as any other car.

On the MINI Countryman specifically, petrol is the strongest at 90.5%, and this petrol version sits 1.1 points above the 89.4% model average.

What it means if you are buying one

The petrol MINI Countryman is the stronger side of this model on MOT data. Still judge the individual car, but the fuel type is a mild point in its favour. Check the exact car, decode the VIN and check the mileage before you bid.

Mileage is part of the answer

The average petrol MINI Countryman had covered 40,074 miles at test, against 65,939 for the diesel and 47,426 for the hybrid. That is below average for a car this age, worth a mileage-consistency check since an unusually low reading is sometimes clocking rather than luck.

Fuel type and mileage are tangled together: diesels are usually bought by higher-mileage drivers, so some of any gap between fuels is the miles rather than the engine. The per-year figures on the MINI Countryman page separate age from fuel if you want to isolate one.

Other MINI Countryman fuel types

All MINI Countryman MOT data · Every model