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Running costs, reliability, and MOT data for 103 models from 1,572,794 real MOT tests.
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Avg Pass Rate
84%
Total Tests
1,572,794
Models
103
Years Covered
1999-2022
About Mini Cars
Mini ranks 84th out of 145 car manufacturers for MOT reliability, with an average pass rate of 84%. That's slightly above the national average of 82%, putting Mini in solid middle ground for reliability.
With 103 models across 24 years of data (1999 to 2022), there's a wide spread of 37 percentage points between the most and least reliable models. Choosing the right model matters significantly with Mini.
Most and Least Reliable Mini Models
The Paddy Hopkirk Edition leads the range with a 100% average pass rate from 43 tests. At the other end, the Mini One Seven has the lowest at 63%. Overall, more than half of Mini's models achieve above-average pass rates, which is a good sign for the brand.
Mini Fuel Types
Mini models in our data come in 68 petrol, 42 diesel, 3 hybrid, 5 electric variants. Mini is among the manufacturers offering electric options in the UK market.
Estimated Running Costs
Based on most recent year, 7,400 miles/year, current fuel prices. Insurance not included.
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All Mini Models
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| Model | Years | Pass Rate | Tests | Fuel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mini | 18 yrs | 81% | 535,240 | Petrol | |
| Cooper | 23 yrs | 82% | 385,407 | Petrol, Diesel | |
| Cooper S | 21 yrs | 84% | 176,673 | Hybrid, Petrol, Diesel | |
| Countryman | 14 yrs | 90% | 166,214 | Hybrid, Diesel, Petrol | |
| One | 21 yrs | 81% | 85,870 | Diesel, Petrol | |
| John Cooper Works | 15 yrs | 90% | 49,626 | Petrol | |
| Clubman | 15 yrs | 85% | 47,543 | Petrol, Diesel | |
| Mini (r60) | 4 yrs | 85% | 24,481 | Petrol, Diesel | |
| Paceman | 5 yrs | 89% | 16,169 | Diesel, Petrol | |
| Cooper D | 8 yrs | 78% | 12,125 | Diesel | |
| Cooper S Electric Level 2 | 3 yrs | 93% | 9,019 | Electric | |
| Cooper S Electric Level 3 | 3 yrs | 94% | 8,397 | Electric | |
| Mini (r57) | 8 yrs | 84% | 5,759 | Petrol | |
| Roadster | 5 yrs | 90% | 5,448 | Diesel, Petrol | |
| Cooper Sd | 4 yrs | 87% | 4,575 | Diesel | |
| Mini (r58) | 8 yrs | 79% | 4,111 | Petrol | |
| First | 5 yrs | 78% | 2,851 | Petrol | |
| Cooper Auto | 9 yrs | 83% | 2,609 | Petrol | |
| Cooper S Electric Level 1 | 3 yrs | 90% | 2,309 | Electric | |
| Unclassified | 6 yrs | 87% | 2,215 | Petrol, Diesel | |
| One Auto | 3 yrs | 85% | 1,627 | Petrol | |
| Countryman Cooper D | 3 yrs | 82% | 1,468 | Petrol, Diesel | |
| Gt | 2 yrs | 93% | 1,430 | Petrol | |
| One D | 3 yrs | 81% | 1,316 | Diesel | |
| Cooper S Auto | 7 yrs | 90% | 1,300 | Petrol | |
| Countryman Cooper D All4 | 3 yrs | 79% | 1,202 | Diesel | |
| One Clubman | 5 yrs | 76% | 1,198 | Petrol | |
| Countryman Cooper | 3 yrs | 85% | 1,090 | Diesel, Petrol | |
| Cooper Clubman | 3 yrs | 79% | 1,042 | Petrol, Diesel | |
| Cooper D Auto | 3 yrs | 83% | 988 | Diesel | |
| John Cooper Works Gp Auto | 1 yr | 96% | 902 | Petrol | |
| Cooper Sd Auto | 3 yrs | 85% | 727 | Diesel | |
| Countryman One | 3 yrs | 84% | 714 | Petrol | |
| Countryman Cooper S All4 | 3 yrs | 86% | 670 | Petrol | |
| Clubvan | 2 yrs | 86% | 651 | Diesel | |
| Countryman Cooper Sd | 2 yrs | 86% | 570 | Diesel | |
| Countryman Cooper Sd All4 | 2 yrs | 87% | 567 | Diesel | |
| Challenge | 1 yr | 88% | 502 | Petrol | |
| Mini (r59) | 2 yrs | 77% | 488 | Diesel | |
| Countryman Cooper Sd All4 Auto | 2 yrs | 86% | 435 | Diesel | |
| Countryman Cooper D All4 Auto | 2 yrs | 88% | 354 | Diesel | |
| Countryman Cooper S All4a | 3 yrs | 84% | 352 | Petrol | |
| Cooper D London 2012 Edition | 1 yr | 81% | 333 | Diesel | |
| Countryman One D | 2 yrs | 87% | 326 | Diesel | |
| Cooper S Electric Collection | 1 yr | 95% | 311 | Electric | |
| Cooper S Sidewalk Auto | 1 yr | 92% | 303 | Petrol | |
| Countryman Cooper S | 2 yrs | 87% | 240 | Petrol | |
| Countryman Cooper D Auto | 2 yrs | 78% | 236 | Diesel | |
| Countryman Cooper Brdwalk Ed A | 1 yr | 96% | 230 | Petrol | |
| Cooper S Clubman | 2 yrs | 85% | 225 | Petrol | |
| Countryman Coopr S Brdwlk Ed A | 1 yr | 96% | 222 | Petrol | |
| Cooper London 2012 Edition | 1 yr | 79% | 221 | Petrol | |
| One Clubman D | 2 yrs | 81% | 215 | Diesel | |
| John Cooper Works Auto | 2 yrs | 90% | 206 | Petrol | |
| Countryman Cooper Auto | 2 yrs | 87% | 201 | Petrol | |
| Cooper Soho | 2 yrs | 86% | 149 | Petrol | |
| Paddy Hopkirk Edition Auto | 2 yrs | 98% | 144 | Petrol | |
| Countryman Cooper Boardwalk Ed | 1 yr | 96% | 136 | Petrol | |
| One Clubman Auto | 2 yrs | 86% | 136 | Petrol | |
| Cooper D Soho | 2 yrs | 88% | 131 | Diesel | |
| Mini John Cooper Works | 2 yrs | 85% | 127 | Petrol | |
| Country Man | 2 yrs | 82% | 109 | Petrol, Diesel | |
| Clubman Cooper Shadow Ed Auto | 1 yr | 90% | 105 | Petrol | |
| Countryman Cooper S Brdwalk Ed | 1 yr | 90% | 103 | Petrol | |
| Cooper Sd Clubman | 2 yrs | 86% | 93 | Diesel | |
| Countryman Cooper Sd Auto | 1 yr | 78% | 90 | Diesel | |
| Mini Cooper | 2 yrs | 82% | 89 | Petrol | |
| Mini Roadster Cooper Sd | 1 yr | 93% | 87 | Diesel | |
| R60 | 2 yrs | 83% | 87 | Petrol | |
| Countryman Cooper S Auto | 2 yrs | 88% | 84 | Petrol | |
| Cooper Clubman D | 2 yrs | 72% | 81 | Diesel | |
| Cooper Graphite | 2 yrs | 81% | 81 | Petrol | |
| Mini Cooper S Auto | 2 yrs | 80% | 79 | Petrol | |
| Clubman Cooper S Shadow Ed A | 1 yr | 93% | 75 | Petrol | |
| Cooper D Graphite | 1 yr | 89% | 74 | Diesel | |
| John Cooper Works Clubman | 1 yr | 79% | 71 | Petrol | |
| Countryman One Auto | 2 yrs | 81% | 71 | Petrol | |
| One Graphite Clubman | 1 yr | 79% | 61 | Petrol | |
| Clubman Cooper Shadow Edition | 1 yr | 92% | 61 | Petrol | |
| Cooper S Electric Shadow Ed | 1 yr | 95% | 60 | Electric | |
| Cooper D Pimlico | 1 yr | 71% | 59 | Diesel | |
| Mini One Seven | 1 yr | 63% | 52 | Petrol | |
| Countryman Cooper Shadow Ed A | 1 yr | 98% | 48 | Petrol | |
| Mini Cooper S | 1 yr | 75% | 48 | Petrol | |
| Mini Roadster Cooper S | 1 yr | 70% | 47 | Petrol | |
| Cooper Pimlico | 1 yr | 85% | 46 | Petrol | |
| One Pimlico | 1 yr | 91% | 44 | Petrol | |
| Paddy Hopkirk Edition | 1 yr | 100% | 43 | Petrol | |
| One D Pimlico | 1 yr | 85% | 41 | Diesel | |
| Cooper D All4 | 1 yr | 67% | 39 | Diesel | |
| Mini Cooper Park Lane | 1 yr | 63% | 38 | Petrol | |
| Countryman Cooper Shadow Ed | 1 yr | 81% | 36 | Petrol | |
| One Graphite | 1 yr | 89% | 36 | Petrol | |
| Cooper D Countryman | 1 yr | 86% | 36 | Diesel | |
| Mini Roadster Cooper | 1 yr | 94% | 35 | Petrol | |
| Cooper D Clubman Auto | 1 yr | 68% | 34 | Diesel | |
| R56 | 1 yr | 85% | 34 | Petrol | |
| Cooper S Shadow Edition Auto | 1 yr | 100% | 34 | Petrol | |
| C-man Coopr S E All4 Shdw Ed A | 1 yr | 91% | 32 | Hybrid | |
| Cooper Sd Clubman Hampton | 1 yr | 91% | 32 | Diesel | |
| Cooper Camden | 1 yr | 90% | 31 | Petrol | |
| Cooper Countryman | 1 yr | 65% | 31 | Petrol | |
| Cooper D London 2012 Edition A | 1 yr | 90% | 31 | Diesel |
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