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MINI Countryman — Reliability by Year

97,501 vehicles · MOT data 2011–2023 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the MINI Countryman 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 · 7,277 vehicles
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Lowest pass rate year
2011
83.7% pass rate · 607 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 18,386 mi 670
2022
95.2%
19,649 mi 7,277
2021
93.2%
23,339 mi 6,837
2020
92.4%
24,957 mi 7,883
2019
91.4%
28,131 mi 13,645
2018
90.3%
33,708 mi 13,739
2017
90.7%
37,271 mi 11,022
2016
89.9%
38,797 mi 9,353
2015
89.0%
44,094 mi 9,429
2014
87.8%
48,370 mi 13,324
2013
86.0%
52,467 mi 2,997
2012
84.6%
58,906 mi 718
2011
83.7%
62,405 mi 607

* 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 Countryman is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests.

Tests range from an average of 19,649 miles (newest year) to 62,405 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 Countryman.

See the buying guide →

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