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Mini

Running costs, reliability, and MOT data for 103 models from 1,572,794 real MOT tests.

Avg Pass Rate

84%

Total Tests

1,572,794

Models

103

Years Covered

1999-2022

Most Reliable

Paddy Hopkirk Edition

100% pass rate

Least Reliable

Mini One Seven

63% pass rate

Most Popular

Mini

535,240 tests

All Mini Models

ModelYearsPass RateTestsFuel
Mini18 yrs81%535,240Petrol
Cooper23 yrs82%385,407Petrol, Diesel
Cooper S21 yrs84%176,673Hybrid, Petrol, Diesel
Countryman14 yrs90%166,214Hybrid, Diesel, Petrol
One21 yrs81%85,870Diesel, Petrol
John Cooper Works15 yrs90%49,626Petrol
Clubman15 yrs85%47,543Petrol, Diesel
Mini (r60)4 yrs85%24,481Petrol, Diesel
Paceman5 yrs89%16,169Diesel, Petrol
Cooper D8 yrs78%12,125Diesel
Cooper S Electric Level 23 yrs93%9,019Electric
Cooper S Electric Level 33 yrs94%8,397Electric
Mini (r57)8 yrs84%5,759Petrol
Roadster5 yrs90%5,448Diesel, Petrol
Cooper Sd4 yrs87%4,575Diesel
Mini (r58)8 yrs79%4,111Petrol
First5 yrs78%2,851Petrol
Cooper Auto9 yrs83%2,609Petrol
Cooper S Electric Level 13 yrs90%2,309Electric
Unclassified6 yrs87%2,215Petrol, Diesel
One Auto3 yrs85%1,627Petrol
Countryman Cooper D3 yrs82%1,468Petrol, Diesel
Gt2 yrs93%1,430Petrol
One D3 yrs81%1,316Diesel
Cooper S Auto7 yrs90%1,300Petrol
Countryman Cooper D All43 yrs79%1,202Diesel
One Clubman5 yrs76%1,198Petrol
Countryman Cooper3 yrs85%1,090Diesel, Petrol
Cooper Clubman3 yrs79%1,042Petrol, Diesel
Cooper D Auto3 yrs83%988Diesel
John Cooper Works Gp Auto1 yr96%902Petrol
Cooper Sd Auto3 yrs85%727Diesel
Countryman One3 yrs84%714Petrol
Countryman Cooper S All43 yrs86%670Petrol
Clubvan2 yrs86%651Diesel
Countryman Cooper Sd2 yrs86%570Diesel
Countryman Cooper Sd All42 yrs87%567Diesel
Challenge1 yr88%502Petrol
Mini (r59)2 yrs77%488Diesel
Countryman Cooper Sd All4 Auto2 yrs86%435Diesel
Countryman Cooper D All4 Auto2 yrs88%354Diesel
Countryman Cooper S All4a3 yrs84%352Petrol
Cooper D London 2012 Edition1 yr81%333Diesel
Countryman One D2 yrs87%326Diesel
Cooper S Electric Collection1 yr95%311Electric
Cooper S Sidewalk Auto1 yr92%303Petrol
Countryman Cooper S2 yrs87%240Petrol
Countryman Cooper D Auto2 yrs78%236Diesel
Countryman Cooper Brdwalk Ed A1 yr96%230Petrol
Cooper S Clubman2 yrs85%225Petrol
Countryman Coopr S Brdwlk Ed A1 yr96%222Petrol
Cooper London 2012 Edition1 yr79%221Petrol
One Clubman D2 yrs81%215Diesel
John Cooper Works Auto2 yrs90%206Petrol
Countryman Cooper Auto2 yrs87%201Petrol
Cooper Soho2 yrs86%149Petrol
Paddy Hopkirk Edition Auto2 yrs98%144Petrol
Countryman Cooper Boardwalk Ed1 yr96%136Petrol
One Clubman Auto2 yrs86%136Petrol
Cooper D Soho2 yrs88%131Diesel
Mini John Cooper Works2 yrs85%127Petrol
Country Man2 yrs82%109Petrol, Diesel
Clubman Cooper Shadow Ed Auto1 yr90%105Petrol
Countryman Cooper S Brdwalk Ed1 yr90%103Petrol
Cooper Sd Clubman2 yrs86%93Diesel
Countryman Cooper Sd Auto1 yr78%90Diesel
Mini Cooper2 yrs82%89Petrol
Mini Roadster Cooper Sd1 yr93%87Diesel
R602 yrs83%87Petrol
Countryman Cooper S Auto2 yrs88%84Petrol
Cooper Clubman D2 yrs72%81Diesel
Cooper Graphite2 yrs81%81Petrol
Mini Cooper S Auto2 yrs80%79Petrol
Clubman Cooper S Shadow Ed A1 yr93%75Petrol
Cooper D Graphite1 yr89%74Diesel
John Cooper Works Clubman1 yr79%71Petrol
Countryman One Auto2 yrs81%71Petrol
One Graphite Clubman1 yr79%61Petrol
Clubman Cooper Shadow Edition1 yr92%61Petrol
Cooper S Electric Shadow Ed1 yr95%60Electric
Cooper D Pimlico1 yr71%59Diesel
Mini One Seven1 yr63%52Petrol
Countryman Cooper Shadow Ed A1 yr98%48Petrol
Mini Cooper S1 yr75%48Petrol
Mini Roadster Cooper S1 yr70%47Petrol
Cooper Pimlico1 yr85%46Petrol
One Pimlico1 yr91%44Petrol
Paddy Hopkirk Edition1 yr100%43Petrol
One D Pimlico1 yr85%41Diesel
Cooper D All41 yr67%39Diesel
Mini Cooper Park Lane1 yr63%38Petrol
Countryman Cooper Shadow Ed1 yr81%36Petrol
One Graphite1 yr89%36Petrol
Cooper D Countryman1 yr86%36Diesel
Mini Roadster Cooper1 yr94%35Petrol
Cooper D Clubman Auto1 yr68%34Diesel
R561 yr85%34Petrol
Cooper S Shadow Edition Auto1 yr100%34Petrol
C-man Coopr S E All4 Shdw Ed A1 yr91%32Hybrid
Cooper Sd Clubman Hampton1 yr91%32Diesel
Cooper Camden1 yr90%31Petrol
Cooper Countryman1 yr65%31Petrol
Cooper D London 2012 Edition A1 yr90%31Diesel

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How reliable is Mini?

Brand ranking84th out of 145 manufacturers
vs national average+2% (82% avg)
Models above 85% pass rate62 of 103
Models below 70% pass rate5 of 103
Reliability spread (best to worst)37 percentage points

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.

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