MINI MOT pass rates by model

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a class-4 MINI in Great Britain in 2025 — 821,305 tests. How they age, and how each model compares, computed by SortedCars from the official DVSA record of every test.

MINI pass rate 2025
77.4%
5.1 points above the class-4 average (72.3%); covers all MINI class-4 vehicles; unadjusted for fleet age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
821,305
first tests, 2025
Models tracked
6
with 2,000+ tests in 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
5.9%
of MINI first tests; national 7.3%

How many MINI cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 968,982 MINI cars that were taxed or on SORN: 908,151 taxed and 60,831 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper), so 93.7% of them were taxed. DVLA lists 20 named MINI car models, counted across the whole United Kingdom. A further 2,269 taxed MINI cars are on the register with no model name recorded; they are in the totals here and under no model below. These are counts of cars, not tests, and cars only: vans, pickups and motorhomes are recorded as goods vehicles or motor caravans in the licensing data and are not in these figures. The model table below carries the count for each model DVLA records under a name of its own.

Still taxed, end of 2025
908,151
93.7% of the 968,982 MINI cars taxed or on SORN
On SORN, end of 2025
60,831
declared off the road by their keepers — 6.3% of that total

Population source: Department for Transport / DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026; counts of the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, United Kingdom, cars only; the make totals include cars recorded with no model name, the model figures exclude them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, DVLA or the Department for Transport.

How MINI cars age

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, MINI vs all cars, 2025.

MINIAll cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)MINI, vehicle age 3: 90.5%MINI, vehicle age 4: 88.9%MINI, vehicle age 5: 88.4%MINI, vehicle age 6: 88%MINI, vehicle age 7: 86.2%MINI, vehicle age 8: 84.5%MINI, vehicle age 9: 82.7%MINI, vehicle age 10: 81.6%MINI, vehicle age 11: 79.1%MINI, vehicle age 12: 73.5%MINI, vehicle age 13: 71.3%MINI, vehicle age 14: 67.3%MINI, vehicle age 15: 65.7%MINI, vehicle age 16: 61.1%MINI, vehicle age 17: 58.8%MINI, vehicle age 18: 57.1%MINI, vehicle age 19: 56.4%MINI, vehicle age 20: 55.8%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%All cars 57.6%MINI 55.8%
View this chart as a table
Age (years)MINI testsMINI pass rateAll cars
347,15890.5%88.5%
445,90988.9%87.2%
545,48988.4%86.0%
664,39288.0%83.5%
765,65186.2%80.9%
865,41784.5%78.2%
965,81382.7%74.9%
1059,98881.6%71.9%
1149,93779.1%68.6%
1246,86573.5%65.8%
1344,48171.3%63.5%
1440,14667.3%61.2%
1533,18565.7%59.3%
1627,33761.1%58.3%
1723,78058.8%57.2%
1822,30957.1%57.4%
1918,38356.4%57.0%
2018,83455.8%57.6%

Better or worse than the average car?

MINI's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: MINI beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

MINI aheadMINI behind
-12-6+0+6+12Age 3: +2.0 points vs the average car3Age 4: +1.7 points vs the average carAge 5: +2.4 points vs the average car5Age 6: +4.5 points vs the average carAge 7: +5.3 points vs the average car7Age 8: +6.3 points vs the average carAge 9: +7.8 points vs the average car9Age 10: +9.7 points vs the average carAge 11: +10.5 points vs the average car11Age 12: +7.7 points vs the average carAge 13: +7.8 points vs the average car13Age 14: +6.1 points vs the average carAge 15: +6.4 points vs the average car15Age 16: +2.8 points vs the average carAge 17: +1.6 points vs the average car17Age 18: -0.3 points vs the average carAge 19: -0.6 points vs the average car19Age 20: -1.8 points vs the average car20Vehicle age (years)
View this chart as a table
Age (years)Gap (points)
3+2.0
4+1.7
5+2.4
6+4.5
7+5.3
8+6.3
9+7.8
10+9.7
11+10.5
12+7.7
13+7.8
14+6.1
15+6.4
16+2.8
17+1.6
18-0.3
19-0.6
20-1.8

The MINI fleet on the road, by age

How many MINI cars of each age took a first MOT in 2025 — the shape of the MINI fleet still in use.

017k35k52k70kAge 3: 47k3Age 4: 45kAge 5: 45k5Age 6: 64kAge 7: 65k7Age 8: 65kAge 9: 65k9Age 10: 59kAge 11: 49k11Age 12: 46kAge 13: 44k13Age 14: 40kAge 15: 33k15Age 16: 27kAge 17: 23k17Age 18: 22kAge 19: 18k19Age 20: 18k20Vehicle age (years)
View this chart as a table
Age (years)First tests
347,158
445,909
545,489
664,392
765,651
865,417
965,813
1059,988
1149,937
1246,865
1344,481
1440,146
1533,185
1627,337
1723,780
1822,309
1918,383
2018,834

What a MINI fails on

Where the failure items land when a MINI fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Every make has a signature — this is MINI's.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment28.1%
Tyres16.0%
Brakes13.6%
Noise, emissions and leaks11.9%
Suspension11.1%
Visibility10.0%
Body, chassis, structure4.6%
Steering1.8%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (97.2% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" on a MINI, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Tyres: 34.9% of advisories34.9%Brakes: 25.0% of advisories25.0%Suspension: 19.3% of advisories19.3%Noise, emissions and leaks: 6.6% of advisoriesNon-component advisories: 4.6% of advisoriesBody, chassis, structure: 2.4% of advisories
TyresBrakesSuspensionNoise, emissions and leaksNon-component advisoriesBody, chassis, structure
View this chart as a table
CategoryShare of advisories
Tyres34.9%
Brakes25.0%
Suspension19.3%
Noise, emissions and leaks6.6%
Non-component advisories4.6%
Body, chassis, structure2.4%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid MINI?

First-time pass rate for the four most-tested fuel types, 2025, against the all-cars average. Fleet ages differ by fuel — newer fleets help the electrified bars.

50%60%70%80%90%100%all cars 72.3%Petrol: 77.6% of 651,370 tests77.6%Petrol651,370 testsDiesel: 74.0% of 139,511 tests74.0%Diesel139,511 testsElectric: 88.4% of 17,235 tests88.4%Electric17,235 testsHybrid electric: 86.5% of 13,180 tests86.5%Hybrid13,180 tests
View this chart as a table
FuelTestsPass rate
Petrol651,37077.6%
Diesel139,51174.0%
Electric17,23588.4%
Hybrid electric13,18086.5%

What mileage is normal for a MINI?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, all MINI class-4 vehicles, 2025. The line is the typical (median) MINI; the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical MINI (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Age 3: typical 18,750 miles (middle half 13,750–26,250)Age 4: typical 23,750 miles (middle half 16,250–33,750)Age 5: typical 28,750 miles (middle half 21,250–38,750)Age 6: typical 36,250 miles (middle half 26,250–46,250)Age 7: typical 43,750 miles (middle half 31,250–56,250)Age 8: typical 51,250 miles (middle half 36,250–66,250)Age 9: typical 56,250 miles (middle half 41,250–73,750)Age 10: typical 63,750 miles (middle half 46,250–81,250)Age 11: typical 68,750 miles (middle half 51,250–88,750)Age 12: typical 73,750 miles (middle half 56,250–93,750)Age 13: typical 78,750 miles (middle half 61,250–98,750)Age 14: typical 86,250 miles (middle half 66,250–106,250)Age 15: typical 86,250 miles (middle half 66,250–106,250)Age 16: typical 88,750 miles (middle half 68,750–108,750)Age 17: typical 93,750 miles (middle half 73,750–113,750)Age 18: typical 91,250 miles (middle half 73,750–111,250)Age 19: typical 96,250 miles (middle half 76,250–116,250)Age 20: typical 98,750 miles (middle half 78,750–118,750)98k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

View this chart as a table
Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
313,75018,75026,250
416,25023,75033,750
521,25028,75038,750
626,25036,25046,250
731,25043,75056,250
836,25051,25066,250
941,25056,25073,750
1046,25063,75081,250
1151,25068,75088,750
1256,25073,75093,750
1361,25078,75098,750
1466,25086,250106,250
1566,25086,250106,250
1668,75088,750108,750
1773,75093,750113,750
1873,75091,250111,250
1976,25096,250116,250
2078,75098,750118,750

Every MINI model in the data

First-time pass rate per model, 2025. Every model with at least 2,000 tests is listed — all 6 of them, ordered by number of tests; models with 5,000+ tests link to their own page. All trims and variants are grouped under one model name. Pass rates are unadjusted for age: models with older fleets sit lower. The last three columns are the number of that model on DVLA's register at the end of 2025 — taxed, on SORN, and the taxed share — from the licensing statistics rather than the MOT record. They are left blank for vans, pickups and car-and-van models, which the licensing data counts as goods vehicles rather than cars, and for models DVLA does not record under a name of their own. DVLA's model groupings do not always draw the line where the MOT grouping does; each model page says what its count covers.

Model Tests 2025Pass rate Taxed, end 2025SORN, end 2025 Taxed share
Hatch661,18376.3%670,87955,41692.4%
Countryman114,08483.1%156,2762,61298.4%
Clubman28,37878.8%56,5271,99996.6%
Paceman7,83881.6%9,12027297.1%
Roadster3,03778.2%5,07423495.6%
Convertible2,56867.3%———

MINI models ranked by pass rate

All four grouped MINI car models with 5,000 or more first tests in 2025, highest first-time pass rate first — the full field at that floor. Pass rates are unadjusted for fleet age — a model whose fleet runs older sits lower for that reason alone. Neighbouring rows can be effectively level, and models sharing a published rate share a rank.

RankModelTests 2025Pass rate
1MINI Countryman114,08483.1%
2MINI Paceman7,83881.6%
3MINI Clubman28,37878.8%
4MINI Hatch661,18376.3%

More vehicles we've checked

How these figures are computed. Every number on this page is calculated by SortedCars from the DVSA anonymised MOT results dataset (every MOT test in Great Britain — 2025 for single-year figures; trend figures state their span, currently 2023–2025). Where a figure comes from a sample or uses banded values (mileage is banded to 2,500 miles), the page says so beside the figure. Test class 4 only, first tests only — retests are excluded. Class 4 is the car MOT class and also covers car-derived vans, pickups and motorhomes tested to the same standard; where this page says "cars" it means class 4. Pass rate = passes ÷ (passes + failures + pass-after-rectification): a vehicle that failed and was fixed during the visit counts as a fail. Pass rates describe fleets, not individual machines: they reflect how cars were driven, maintained and used as well as how they were built, and beyond recorded mileage none of that is in the data. A well-kept example of a model with a weak average can still pass; a neglected example of a strong one can still fail. No figure is shown for any group with fewer than 500 tests. Alias spellings of a make in the DVSA file are counted under one make name, and all trims and variants of a model are grouped under one model name, using SortedCars' grouping tables. The taxed and SORN counts on this page are the one exception: they are not computed from MOT records but taken from the Department for Transport's vehicle licensing statistics (DfT/DVLA table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0), which count the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, UK-wide, cars only. They describe a model as a whole, grouped under SortedCars' model names, and say nothing about any one car. “Dangerous” is DVSA's statutory defect category (in force since May 2018): a defect posing an immediate risk to road safety — driving the vehicle before repair is an offence. What these figures are for. These statistics are general information about groups of vehicles. They are not advice, a valuation or a recommendation to buy, avoid or price any particular vehicle, and no decision about one car should rest on them alone — check the car itself and its own records. We take care over the calculations, but we cannot guarantee they are complete, current or free of error, and we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on them. This does not limit any liability that cannot lawfully be limited — see our Terms & Conditions. If you believe any figure on this page is inaccurate, contact us. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVSA or DVLA. DVSA publishes the raw test records; the statistics on this page are SortedCars' own calculations from them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.