MINI Mini R57 — Reliability by Year
2,858 vehicles · MOT data 2009–2018 · first-test pass rates
This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the MINI Mini R57 was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →
Which year MINI Mini R57 is most reliable?
MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests.
Tests range from an average of 20,289 miles (newest year) to 60,513 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →
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 Mini R57.
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