MINI Contryman MOT reliability

MINI Contrymans passed their MOT first time 60% of the time across 5 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 5 MOT tests. 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.

First-time pass rate

60%

MOTs analysed

5

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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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

2011 diesel

2 MOTs

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 131,820 (most between 129,464 and 134,176).

2014: 100% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 50% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 50% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 50% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 33% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 0% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Headlamp aim: too high (50.0%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (50.0%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (50.0%)

2011 petrol

1 MOT

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 133,642 (most between 133,642 and 133,642).

2014: 50% → 2015: 50% → 2016: 50% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 50% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 33% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Headlamp levelling device: inoperative (100.0%)
Coil spring: fractured or broken (100.0%)
Headlamp aim: too low (100.0%)

Where 2011 Contrymans fail

Wheels & tyres

50.0%

Lights & electrics

50.0%

Visibility & wipers

50.0%

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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.