2010 MINI One: MOT pass rate and reliability

73.3% of 2010 MINI Ones pass the MOT first time, measured across 491 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 83,825 miles.

How the 2010 compares

  • Against all MINI Ones (85.1%, 49,274 tests): -11.8 points
  • Against all 2010 cars (67%): +6.3 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 2010 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 2010 One

The 2010 is a weaker year for this model, passing 11.8 points less often than the MINI One average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2010 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 a 16-year-old car fails on

A 2010 car is 16 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 2010 MINI One the average at test was 83,825 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 2010 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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