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Mini Cooper auto

Reliability, running costs, and MOT data across 9 years from 2,609 real MOT tests.

Avg Pass Rate

83%

Total Tests

2,609

Best Year

2012 (88%)

Years Covered

9

How reliable is the Mini Cooper auto?

vs national average+1% (82% avg)
vs Mini brand average-1% (84% avg)
Best to worst year spread18 percentage points
Reliability trendImproving over years

Mini Cooper auto by Year

YearPass RateTestsAvg Mileage
201488%6054,363 mi
201387%1,37150,102 mi
201288%69156,081 mi
201186%12860,128 mi
201081%7763,094 mi
200985%6166,550 mi
200870%5677,219 mi
200778%13276,447 mi
200688%3366,381 mi

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About the Mini Cooper auto

The Mini Cooper auto has been tested 2,609 times in 2024 MOT data across 9 model years (2006 to 2014), with an average pass rate of 83%. That's slightly above the national average of 82%. Available as petrol.

Best and Worst Years

The 2012 model is the most reliable with a 88% pass rate from 691 tests. The 2008 model has the lowest at 70%. With a 18 point spread, choosing the right year makes a big difference to reliability.

Reliability Trend

Newer MINI COOPER AUTOs show better MOT pass rates than older ones, with an average improvement of 9 percentage points.

Mileage Across Years

The oldest model in our data (2006) averages 66,381 miles, while the newest (2014) averages 54,363 miles.

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