MOT pass rates / Mini

Mini Countryman: 85% pass.

90,378 tests of cars aged 3 and over passed first time 85% of the time in 2025. For cars of the same ages, 78% would be expected: 7 points better than that.

How it does as it ages.

01 / By age

Source: Anonymised MOT tests and results (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) Checked

Diesel
Age of carPass first timeAll cars this ageFixed at the stationFailedTests
4 years 87% 86% 1% 12% 163
5 years 86% 84% 3% 10% 593
6 years 84% 82% 4% 12% 2,118
7 years 86% 79% 2% 12% 2,567
8 years 83% 76% 4% 13% 3,584
9 years 81% 73% 4% 15% 4,255
10 years 79% 70% 5% 16% 5,648
11 years 76% 67% 7% 17% 4,155
12 years 72% 64% 9% 20% 492
13 years 66% 62% 7% 28% 331
14 years 73% 60% 8% 18% 131
Hybrid
Age of carPass first timeAll cars this ageFixed at the stationFailedTests
3 years 86% 88% 4% 11% 56
4 years 90% 86% 2% 8% 60
5 years 89% 84% 2% 10% 451
6 years 85% 82% 3% 12% 1,934
7 years 83% 79% 3% 13% 1,440
8 years 88% 76% 2% 10% 194
Petrol
Age of carPass first timeAll cars this ageFixed at the stationFailedTests
3 years 90% 88% 2% 8% 6,690
4 years 90% 86% 2% 8% 7,425
5 years 89% 84% 2% 9% 10,651
6 years 87% 82% 3% 10% 10,008
7 years 86% 79% 3% 11% 7,639
8 years 85% 76% 3% 12% 5,615
9 years 85% 73% 4% 11% 4,304
10 years 81% 70% 4% 15% 5,561
11 years 78% 67% 6% 16% 3,483
12 years 76% 64% 6% 17% 434
13 years 70% 62% 7% 23% 259
14 years 64% 60% 8% 28% 137

Ages with fewer than 30 tests are left out. "All cars this age" is every make and model at that age, so you can see whether this one does better or worse than most.

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