2008 MINI One: MOT pass rate and reliability
61% of 2008 MINI Ones pass the MOT first time, measured across 318 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 89,221 miles.
How the 2008 compares
- Against all MINI Ones (85.1%, 49,274 tests): -24.1 points
- Against all 2008 cars (64.7%): -3.7 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every MINI One model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2008 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the MINI One:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 62.5% | 216 | 95,627 |
| 2006 | 67.3% | 208 | 97,769 |
| 2007 | 56.8% | 285 | 86,243 |
| 2008 | 61% | 318 | 89,221 |
| 2009 | 62.5% | 336 | 82,176 |
| 2010 | 73.3% | 491 | 83,825 |
| 2011 | 74.6% | 768 | 81,561 |
| 2012 | 79.9% | 3,677 | 73,841 |
| 2013 | 80.2% | 6,555 | 68,459 |
| 2014 | 85.2% | 6,173 | 65,401 |
| 2015 | 87.1% | 10,492 | 58,046 |
| 2016 | 88.2% | 8,347 | 51,569 |
| 2017 | 89.5% | 5,372 | 44,561 |
| 2018 | 91.6% | 1,563 | 35,224 |
| 2019 | 89.9% | 1,533 | 30,766 |
| 2020 | 92.7% | 1,151 | 25,010 |
| 2021 | 92.2% | 1,383 | 21,104 |
What this means if you are buying a 2008 One
The 2008 is a weaker year for this model, passing 24.1 points less often than the MINI One average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2008 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 an 18-year-old car fails on
A 2008 car is 18 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 2008 MINI One the average at test was 89,221 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 2020 at 92.7%, and the weakest in our data is 2007 at 56.8%. That 35.9 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2008 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2005 MINI One - 62.5%
- 2006 MINI One - 67.3%
- 2007 MINI One - 56.8%
- 2009 MINI One - 62.5%
- 2010 MINI One - 73.3%
- 2011 MINI One - 74.6%