MINI Clubman MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a MINI Clubman in Great Britain in 2025 — 28,378 tests. Figures cover every Clubman first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the Clubman ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
78.8%
6.5 points above the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
28,378
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
6.5%
of Clubman first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
68,750
middle half: 53,750–86,250 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many MINI Clubman cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 58,526 MINI Clubman cars that were taxed or on SORN: 56,527 taxed and 1,999 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper). The MOT figures above count tests; these count cars, across the whole United Kingdom, cars only. MINI Clubman vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures.

Still taxed, end of 2025
56,527
96.6% of the 58,526 Clubman cars taxed or on SORN; 69 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
1,999
declared off the road by their keepers — 3.4% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed Clubman cars peaked at 57,887 at the end of 2023 and has since fallen by 1,360 (2.3%) to 56,527 at the end of 2025. Cars on SORN went from 109 at the end of 2014 to 1,999 at the end of 2025, up 1733.9%. A car leaves the taxed count when it is scrapped, exported or declared off the road; the year-end counts do not say which.

Taxed Clubman cars, year by year

Cars of this model taxed and on the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025.

020k40k60k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Taxed Clubman cars, year 2014: 19kTaxed Clubman cars, year 2015: 20kTaxed Clubman cars, year 2016: 29kTaxed Clubman cars, year 2017: 36kTaxed Clubman cars, year 2018: 43kTaxed Clubman cars, year 2019: 48kTaxed Clubman cars, year 2020: 51kTaxed Clubman cars, year 2021: 54kTaxed Clubman cars, year 2022: 57kTaxed Clubman cars, year 2023: 58kTaxed Clubman cars, year 2024: 58kTaxed Clubman cars, year 2025: 57k57k
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YearTaxed Clubman cars
201419,194
201520,400
201628,936
201736,317
201842,795
201948,348
202051,137
202153,882
202256,746
202357,887
202457,678
202556,527

Clubman cars on SORN, year by year

Cars of this model declared off the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025. Its own scale — SORN counts are a fraction of the taxed count.

05001k2k2k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Clubman cars on SORN, year 2014: 109Clubman cars on SORN, year 2015: 106Clubman cars on SORN, year 2016: 309Clubman cars on SORN, year 2017: 544Clubman cars on SORN, year 2018: 532Clubman cars on SORN, year 2019: 573Clubman cars on SORN, year 2020: 711Clubman cars on SORN, year 2021: 753Clubman cars on SORN, year 2022: 926Clubman cars on SORN, year 2023: 1kClubman cars on SORN, year 2024: 2kClubman cars on SORN, year 2025: 2k2k
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YearClubman cars on SORN
2014109
2015106
2016309
2017544
2018532
2019573
2020711
2021753
2022926
20231,216
20241,585
20251,999

Which model years survive

Taxed Clubman cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 56,527 taxed in all. Every build year holding at least 1% has its own row; the rest share one. A build year's count depends on how many were sold that year as well as how many have lasted.

Year of manufacture Taxed, end of 2025Share of taxed Clubman cars
20247561.3%
20232,2243.9%
20222,9075.1%
20213,0335.4%
20203,4306.1%
20195,74310.2%
20186,92212.2%
20177,57013.4%
20168,54015.1%
20151,2062.1%
20147221.3%
20131,3412.4%
20121,5572.8%
20111,8473.3%
20102,2884.0%
20092,1363.8%
20083,3676.0%
20079371.7%
All other build years (three years, each under 1%)10.0%

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, excluding cars recorded with no model name. SortedCars groups DVLA's model name CLUBMAN under this model. 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 the Clubman ages

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

MINI ClubmanAll cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)MINI Clubman, vehicle age 7: 82.4%MINI Clubman, vehicle age 8: 80%MINI Clubman, vehicle age 9: 77.2%MINI Clubman, vehicle age 10: 77.5%MINI Clubman, vehicle age 12: 76%MINI Clubman, vehicle age 13: 72.1%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%MINI Clubman 72.1%All cars 57.6%
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Age (years)Clubman testsClubman pass rateAll cars
76,27482.4%80.9%
88,16680.0%78.2%
98,94277.2%74.9%
101,43977.5%71.9%
121,00276.0%65.8%
1361772.1%63.5%

Better or worse than the average car?

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

Clubman ahead
-12-6+0+6+12Age 7: +1.5 points vs the average car7Age 8: +1.8 points vs the average carAge 9: +2.3 points vs the average car9Age 10: +5.6 points vs the average carAge 12: +10.2 points vs the average carAge 13: +8.6 points vs the average car13Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
7+1.5
8+1.8
9+2.3
10+5.6
12+10.2
13+8.6

The Clubman fleet on the road, by age

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

02k4k6k9kAge 7: 6k7Age 8: 8kAge 9: 8k9Age 10: 1kAge 12: 1kAge 13: 61713Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
76,274
88,166
98,942
101,439
121,002
13617

What a Clubman fails on

Where the failure items land when a Clubman fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment29.3%
Tyres26.7%
Suspension14.8%
Brakes9.7%
Visibility9.3%
Noise, emissions and leaks5.1%
Road Wheels2.0%
Body, chassis, structure1.2%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (98.3% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

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

Tyres: 46.9% of advisories46.9%Brakes: 25.0% of advisories25.0%Suspension: 13.9% of advisories13.9%Non-component advisories: 5.9% of advisoriesRoad Wheels: 3.2% of advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaks: 1.6% of advisories
TyresBrakesSuspensionNon-component advisoriesRoad WheelsNoise, emissions and leaks
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CategoryShare of advisories
Tyres46.9%
Brakes25.0%
Suspension13.9%
Non-component advisories5.9%
Road Wheels3.2%
Noise, emissions and leaks1.6%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid Clubman?

First-time pass rate for the two most-tested Clubman 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: 79.2% of 20,557 tests79.2%Petrol20,557 testsDiesel: 77.7% of 7,820 tests77.7%Diesel7,820 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Petrol20,55779.2%
Diesel7,82077.7%

What mileage is normal for a Clubman?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Clubman; 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 Clubman (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k7913Vehicle age (years)Age 7: typical 48,750 miles (middle half 36,250–61,250)Age 8: typical 56,250 miles (middle half 43,750–71,250)Age 9: typical 63,750 miles (middle half 48,750–81,250)Age 10: typical 68,750 miles (middle half 53,750–86,250)Age 12: typical 76,250 miles (middle half 56,250–96,250)Age 13: typical 86,250 miles (middle half 63,750–106,250)86k mi

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

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
736,25048,75061,250
843,75056,25071,250
948,75063,75081,250
1053,75068,75086,250
1256,25076,25096,250
1363,75086,250106,250

What fails at each age

The Clubman's failure mix by age band, 2025 — each band's top categories at their true share of that band's failure items; the pale remainder is everything else. How the mix shifts with age is the point of the chart.

TyresLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentSuspensionBrakesVisibilityNoise, emissions and leaksEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
6-9 yrsTyres34.3%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment20.5%
6-9 yrsSuspension17.9%
6-9 yrsBrakes10.7%
6-9 yrsVisibility8.3%
6-9 yrsEverything else8.3%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment22.7%
10-13 yrsTyres21.0%
10-13 yrsSuspension18.8%
10-13 yrsBrakes13.8%
10-13 yrsVisibility9.4%
10-13 yrsEverything else14.3%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment30.5%
14+ yrsNoise, emissions and leaks22.4%
14+ yrsBrakes12.2%
14+ yrsSuspension12.2%
14+ yrsTyres10.6%
14+ yrsEverything else12.1%

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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.