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Mini Mini cooper

Reliability, running costs, and MOT data across 2 years from 89 real MOT tests.

Avg Pass Rate

82%

Total Tests

89

Best Year

2005 (86%)

Years Covered

2

How reliable is the Mini Mini cooper?

vs national average+0% (82% avg)
vs Mini brand average-2% (84% avg)
Best to worst year spread9 percentage points

Mini Mini cooper by Year

YearPass RateTestsAvg Mileage
200586%59103,774 mi
200477%3085,653 mi

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About the Mini Mini cooper

The Mini Mini cooper has been tested 89 times in 2024 MOT data across 2 model years (2004 to 2005), with an average pass rate of 82%. That's close to the national average of 82%. Available as petrol.

Best and Worst Years

The 2005 model is the most reliable with a 86% pass rate from 59 tests. The 2004 model has the lowest at 77%. The 9 point spread between years means reliability varies somewhat, but no year is dramatically different.

Mileage Across Years

The oldest model in our data (2004) averages 85,653 miles, while the newest (2005) averages 103,774 miles.

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