2012 MINI One Auto: MOT pass rate and reliability

83.4% of 2012 MINI One Autos pass the MOT first time, measured across 337 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 59,951 miles.

How the 2012 compares

• Against all MINI One Autos (83.6%, 985 tests): -0.2 points
• Against all 2012 cars (70.8%): +12.6 points
• National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every MINI One Auto model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2012 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the MINI One Auto:

What this means if you are buying a 2012 One Auto

The 2012 sits close to the MINI One Auto 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 14-year-old car fails on

A 2012 car is 14 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 around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 2012 MINI One Auto the average at test was 59,951 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 84.6%, and the weakest in our data is 2012 at 83.4%. That 1.2 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2012 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

• 2013 MINI One Auto - 84.6%

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