2011 MINI MINI (R60): MOT pass rate and reliability

78.3% of 2011 MINI MINI (R60)s pass the MOT first time, measured across 6,659 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 89,344 miles.

How the 2011 compares

  • Against all MINI MINI (R60)s (79.6%, 12,419 tests): -1.3 points
  • Against all 2011 cars (68.7%): +9.6 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every MINI MINI (R60) 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 MINI (R60):

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2010 78.9% 1,073 92,123
2011 78.3% 6,659 89,344
2012 81.4% 4,431 84,797
2013 83.3% 204 76,130

What this means if you are buying a 2011 MINI (R60)

The 2011 sits close to the MINI MINI (R60) 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 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, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2011 MINI MINI (R60) the average at test was 89,344 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 2013 at 83.3%, and the weakest in our data is 2011 at 78.3%. That 5.0 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2011 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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