MINI Cooper MOT pass rate by year
How the MINI Cooper's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 2001 to 2023, across the DVSA record.
What is the MINI Cooper MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each MINI Cooper model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The MINI Cooper averages 13.9% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 65.5% | 34.5% | 2,521 |
| 2002 | 68.3% | 31.7% | 9,566 |
| 2003 | 69.8% | 30.2% | 16,230 |
| 2004 | 72.5% | 27.5% | 18,343 |
| 2005 | 72.8% | 27.2% | 19,466 |
| 2006 | 73.6% | 26.4% | 18,803 |
| 2007 | 75.0% | 25.0% | 35,910 |
| 2008 | 76.3% | 23.7% | 26,878 |
| 2009 | 78.3% | 21.7% | 26,039 |
| 2010 | 79.2% | 20.8% | 32,109 |
| 2011 | 79.5% | 20.5% | 54,736 |
| 2012 | 81.8% | 18.2% | 132,621 |
| 2013 | 82.0% | 18.0% | 204,198 |
| 2014 | 85.4% | 14.6% | 281,923 |
| 2015 | 86.5% | 13.5% | 343,321 |
| 2016 | 87.4% | 12.6% | 318,358 |
| 2017 | 88.1% | 11.9% | 297,663 |
| 2018 | 89.1% | 10.9% | 262,087 |
| 2019 | 90.0% | 10.0% | 245,035 |
| 2020 | 90.0% | 10.0% | 138,051 |
| 2021 | 89.7% | 10.3% | 104,175 |
| 2022 | 90.8% | 9.2% | 65,147 |
| 2023 | 91.0% | 9.0% | 17,362 |
Does age change how often a MINI Cooper fails?
Older MINI Coopers fail more often, as expected. The 2001 cars fail 34.5% of tests against 9.0% for the 2023. Across every year the model averages 13.9%. The 2001 is the weakest year at 34.5%, and the 2023 the strongest at 9.0%.
More on the MINI Cooper
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
|---|
| MINI Cooper: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them |
| All MINI models compared by MOT failure rate |
| MOT failure rates across Britain |
Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain