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MINI Cooper — Reliability by Year

238,631 vehicles · MOT data 2001–2023 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the MINI Cooper was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

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Best pass rate year
2022
95.2% pass rate · 17,671 vehicles
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Lowest pass rate year
2001
65.1% pass rate · 109 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 15,296 mi 1,290
2022
95.2%
18,248 mi 17,671
2021
93.1%
21,371 mi 16,925
2020
92.3%
22,620 mi 18,838
2019
92.0%
25,276 mi 29,130
2018
90.8%
28,960 mi 30,968
2017
89.7%
34,058 mi 28,608
2016
89.0%
38,195 mi 27,464
2015
88.1%
42,893 mi 27,036
2014
87.2%
45,944 mi 19,874
2013
84.5%
45,592 mi 7,218
2012
84.6%
49,938 mi 3,961
2011
83.0%
57,579 mi 1,402
2010
82.2%
59,903 mi 1,297
2009
80.3%
64,042 mi 1,261
2008
78.7%
66,838 mi 1,228
2007
76.5%
70,466 mi 1,745
2006
75.1%
66,200 mi 681
2005
72.8%
67,713 mi 602
2004
72.8%
72,339 mi 566
2003
70.0%
72,331 mi 431
2002
69.2%
76,011 mi 326
2001
65.1%
77,862 mi 109

* UK vehicles require their first MOT at 3 years old. Recent model years shown in grey have little or no MOT test data yet — pass rate data will build up as those vehicles mature.

Which year MINI Cooper is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 18,248 miles (newest year) to 77,862 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a MINI Cooper.

See the buying guide →

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