BMW MINI MOT reliability

BMW MINIs passed their MOT first time 55% of the time across 29 tests in 2025.

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These figures come from 29 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

55%

MOTs analysed

29

Still licensed (GB)

–

Body type

Hatchback

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2014 diesel

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 110,816 (most between 110,816 and 110,816).

2017: 100% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 0% → 2021: 0% → 2022: 0% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

2014 petrol

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 21,305 (most between 21,305 and 21,305).

2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.