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MINI John Cooper Works — Reliability by Year

22,128 vehicles · MOT data 2011–2023 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the MINI John Cooper Works 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
95.7% pass rate · 2,341 vehicles
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Lowest pass rate year
2011
83.2% pass rate · 180 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 15,565 mi 301
2022
95.7%
18,480 mi 2,341
2021
93.4%
22,184 mi 2,517
2020
92.2%
23,801 mi 2,704
2019
91.9%
24,632 mi 2,658
2018
89.5%
28,994 mi 2,870
2017
89.0%
32,046 mi 3,174
2016
87.7%
35,272 mi 2,145
2015
87.2%
39,406 mi 1,747
2014
86.3%
39,324 mi 371
2013
85.5%
45,723 mi 805
2012
85.4%
49,891 mi 315
2011
83.2%
50,398 mi 180

* 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 John Cooper Works 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 18,480 miles (newest year) to 50,398 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 John Cooper Works.

See the buying guide →

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