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Mini Cooper sd

Reliability, running costs, and MOT data across 4 years from 4,575 real MOT tests.

Avg Pass Rate

87%

Total Tests

4,575

Best Year

2014 (95%)

Years Covered

4

How reliable is the Mini Cooper sd?

vs national average+5% (82% avg)
vs Mini brand average+3% (84% avg)
Best to worst year spread15 percentage points
Reliability trendImproving over years

Mini Cooper sd by Year

YearPass RateTestsAvg Mileage
201495%6572,971 mi
201384%2,08084,343 mi
201287%1,58087,494 mi
201180%85095,867 mi

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About the Mini Cooper sd

The Mini Cooper sd has been tested 4,575 times in 2024 MOT data across 4 model years (2011 to 2014), with an average pass rate of 87%. That's slightly above the national average of 82%. Available as diesel.

Best and Worst Years

The 2014 model is the most reliable with a 95% pass rate from 65 tests. The 2011 model has the lowest at 80%. The 15 point spread between years means reliability varies somewhat, but no year is dramatically different.

Reliability Trend

Newer MINI COOPER SDs show better MOT pass rates than older ones, with an average improvement of 6 percentage points.

Mileage Across Years

The oldest model in our data (2011) averages 95,867 miles, while the newest (2014) averages 72,971 miles.

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