MINI Countryman MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a MINI Countryman in Great Britain in 2025 — 114,084 tests. Figures cover every Countryman first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the Countryman ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
83.1%
10.8 points above the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
114,084
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
4.6%
of Countryman first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
66,250
middle half: 48,750–81,250 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many MINI Countryman cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 158,888 MINI Countryman cars that were taxed or on SORN: 156,276 taxed and 2,612 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 Countryman vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures.

Still taxed, end of 2025
156,276
98.4% of the 158,888 Countryman cars taxed or on SORN; 102 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
2,612
declared off the road by their keepers — 1.6% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed Countryman cars is still rising: 156,276 at the end of 2025, up 11,453 (7.9%) on the end of 2024, and the highest in the years shown. Cars on SORN went from 640 at the end of 2014 to 2,612 at the end of 2025, up 308.1%. 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 Countryman cars, year by year

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

050k100k150k200k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Taxed Countryman cars, year 2014: 44kTaxed Countryman cars, year 2015: 52kTaxed Countryman cars, year 2016: 59kTaxed Countryman cars, year 2017: 70kTaxed Countryman cars, year 2018: 83kTaxed Countryman cars, year 2019: 100kTaxed Countryman cars, year 2020: 108kTaxed Countryman cars, year 2021: 117kTaxed Countryman cars, year 2022: 126kTaxed Countryman cars, year 2023: 136kTaxed Countryman cars, year 2024: 145kTaxed Countryman cars, year 2025: 156k156k
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YearTaxed Countryman cars
201443,511
201551,849
201659,459
201769,877
201883,284
201999,587
2020108,202
2021117,415
2022125,988
2023136,024
2024144,823
2025156,276

Countryman 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.

01k2k3k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Countryman cars on SORN, year 2014: 640Countryman cars on SORN, year 2015: 339Countryman cars on SORN, year 2016: 437Countryman cars on SORN, year 2017: 527Countryman cars on SORN, year 2018: 517Countryman cars on SORN, year 2019: 644Countryman cars on SORN, year 2020: 834Countryman cars on SORN, year 2021: 758Countryman cars on SORN, year 2022: 960Countryman cars on SORN, year 2023: 1kCountryman cars on SORN, year 2024: 2kCountryman cars on SORN, year 2025: 3k3k
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YearCountryman cars on SORN
2014640
2015339
2016437
2017527
2018517
2019644
2020834
2021758
2022960
20231,319
20241,976
20252,612

Which model years survive

Taxed Countryman cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 156,276 taxed in all. Every build year holding at least 1% has its own row; the rest share one. 1 taxed Countryman car has no recorded year of manufacture and is not in the table, so the rows add up to 156,275. 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 Countryman cars
202512,1807.8%
202411,3607.3%
202310,8046.9%
20229,0305.8%
20219,3016.0%
20209,7656.2%
201916,10410.3%
201813,4238.6%
201710,6046.8%
20167,8585.0%
20157,8785.0%
201410,1386.5%
201310,0106.4%
20129,0865.8%
20117,6284.9%
All other build years (two years, each under 1%)1,1060.7%

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 names COUNTRYMAN, COUNTRYMAN MONOCHROME 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 Countryman ages

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

MINI CountrymanAll cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)MINI Countryman, vehicle age 3: 90.7%MINI Countryman, vehicle age 4: 89.9%MINI Countryman, vehicle age 5: 89.8%MINI Countryman, vehicle age 6: 88.4%MINI Countryman, vehicle age 7: 85.6%MINI Countryman, vehicle age 8: 86%MINI Countryman, vehicle age 9: 83.5%MINI Countryman, vehicle age 10: 82.1%MINI Countryman, vehicle age 11: 78.6%MINI Countryman, vehicle age 12: 75.7%MINI Countryman, vehicle age 13: 71.9%MINI Countryman, vehicle age 14: 69.2%MINI Countryman, vehicle age 15: 67.2%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 Countryman 67.2%All cars 57.6%
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Age (years)Countryman testsCountryman pass rateAll cars
38,02890.7%88.5%
47,47389.9%87.2%
58,08589.8%86.0%
613,88588.4%83.5%
713,89085.6%80.9%
810,96786.0%78.2%
99,17083.5%74.9%
109,11482.1%71.9%
1112,63278.6%68.6%
123,05375.7%65.8%
136,83671.9%63.5%
149,08369.2%61.2%
151,30967.2%59.3%

Better or worse than the average car?

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

Countryman ahead
-12-6+0+6+12Age 3: +2.2 points vs the average car3Age 4: +2.7 points vs the average carAge 5: +3.8 points vs the average car5Age 6: +4.9 points vs the average carAge 7: +4.7 points vs the average car7Age 8: +7.8 points vs the average carAge 9: +8.6 points vs the average car9Age 10: +10.2 points vs the average carAge 11: +10.0 points vs the average car11Age 12: +9.9 points vs the average carAge 13: +8.4 points vs the average car13Age 14: +8.0 points vs the average carAge 15: +7.9 points vs the average car15Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
3+2.2
4+2.7
5+3.8
6+4.9
7+4.7
8+7.8
9+8.6
10+10.2
11+10.0
12+9.9
13+8.4
14+8.0
15+7.9

The Countryman fleet on the road, by age

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

05k10k15k20kAge 3: 8k3Age 4: 7kAge 5: 8k5Age 6: 13kAge 7: 13k7Age 8: 10kAge 9: 9k9Age 10: 9kAge 11: 12k11Age 12: 3kAge 13: 6k13Age 14: 9kAge 15: 1k15Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
38,028
47,473
58,085
613,885
713,890
810,967
99,170
109,114
1112,632
123,053
136,836
149,083
151,309

What a Countryman fails on

Where the failure items land when a Countryman 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 equipment27.4%
Tyres25.9%
Visibility12.7%
Brakes12.0%
Suspension9.5%
Noise, emissions and leaks6.6%
Body, chassis, structure2.5%
Road Wheels1.6%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (98.1% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

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

Tyres: 48.3% of advisories48.3%Brakes: 23.7% of advisories23.7%Suspension: 12.1% of advisories12.1%Non-component advisories: 7.8% of advisories7.8%Noise, emissions and leaks: 4.1% of advisoriesIdentification of the vehicle: 1.4% of advisories
TyresBrakesSuspensionNon-component advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaksIdentification of the vehicle
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CategoryShare of advisories
Tyres48.3%
Brakes23.7%
Suspension12.1%
Non-component advisories7.8%
Noise, emissions and leaks4.1%
Identification of the vehicle1.4%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid Countryman?

First-time pass rate for the three most-tested Countryman 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: 85.2% of 77,035 tests85.2%Petrol77,035 testsDiesel: 78.0% of 32,889 tests78.0%Diesel32,889 testsHybrid electric: 84.9% of 4,154 tests84.9%Hybrid4,154 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Petrol77,03585.2%
Diesel32,88978.0%
Hybrid electric4,15484.9%

What mileage is normal for a Countryman?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Countryman; 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 Countryman (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k3579111315Vehicle age (years)Age 3: typical 18,750 miles (middle half 13,750–28,750)Age 4: typical 26,250 miles (middle half 18,750–36,250)Age 5: typical 31,250 miles (middle half 23,750–41,250)Age 6: typical 38,750 miles (middle half 28,750–51,250)Age 7: typical 48,750 miles (middle half 36,250–61,250)Age 8: typical 53,750 miles (middle half 41,250–68,750)Age 9: typical 56,250 miles (middle half 41,250–73,750)Age 10: typical 66,250 miles (middle half 48,750–81,250)Age 11: typical 71,250 miles (middle half 56,250–88,750)Age 12: typical 78,750 miles (middle half 61,250–96,250)Age 13: typical 86,250 miles (middle half 68,750–106,250)Age 14: typical 91,250 miles (middle half 73,750–111,250)Age 15: typical 93,750 miles (middle half 76,250–111,250)93k mi

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

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
313,75018,75028,750
418,75026,25036,250
523,75031,25041,250
628,75038,75051,250
736,25048,75061,250
841,25053,75068,750
941,25056,25073,750
1048,75066,25081,250
1156,25071,25088,750
1261,25078,75096,250
1368,75086,250106,250
1473,75091,250111,250
1576,25093,750111,250

What fails at each age

The Countryman'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.

TyresVisibilityBrakesSuspensionLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentNoise, emissions and leaksEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
3-5 yrsTyres59.9%
3-5 yrsVisibility22.6%
3-5 yrsBrakes6.7%
3-5 yrsSuspension3.4%
3-5 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment3.2%
3-5 yrsEverything else4.2%
6-9 yrsTyres40.3%
6-9 yrsVisibility13.2%
6-9 yrsBrakes13.0%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment13.0%
6-9 yrsSuspension11.2%
6-9 yrsEverything else9.3%
10-13 yrsTyres24.4%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment19.8%
10-13 yrsBrakes17.6%
10-13 yrsSuspension13.5%
10-13 yrsNoise, emissions and leaks9.4%
10-13 yrsEverything else15.3%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment26.8%
14+ yrsTyres16.1%
14+ yrsBrakes15.1%
14+ yrsSuspension13.1%
14+ yrsNoise, emissions and leaks11.8%
14+ yrsEverything else17.1%

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