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Mini Cooper graphite

Reliability, running costs, and MOT data across 2 years from 81 real MOT tests.

Avg Pass Rate

81%

Total Tests

81

Best Year

2010 (86%)

Years Covered

2

How reliable is the Mini Cooper graphite?

vs national average-1% (82% avg)
vs Mini brand average-3% (84% avg)
Best to worst year spread10 percentage points

Mini Cooper graphite by Year

YearPass RateTestsAvg Mileage
201086%3685,750 mi
200976%4574,654 mi

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About the Mini Cooper graphite

The Mini Cooper graphite has been tested 81 times in 2024 MOT data across 2 model years (2009 to 2010), with an average pass rate of 81%. That's close to the national average of 82%. Available as petrol.

Best and Worst Years

The 2010 model is the most reliable with a 86% pass rate from 36 tests. The 2009 model has the lowest at 76%. The 10 point spread between years means reliability varies somewhat, but no year is dramatically different.

Mileage Across Years

The oldest model in our data (2009) averages 74,654 miles, while the newest (2010) averages 85,750 miles.

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