# MINI Cooper MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The MINI Cooper passes its MOT first time 84% of the time, from 356,691 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 84%
- MOT tests analysed: 356,691 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Wheels & tyres
- Licensed in Great Britain: 514,755 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Petrol | 19 (very few mots) | 95% |
| 2024 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 1,462 | 96% |
| 2023 | Electric | 229 | 92% |
| 2023 | Hybrid | 109 | 95% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 26,102 | 91% |
| 2022 | Electric | 7,310 | 90% |
| 2022 | Hybrid | 1,730 | 87% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 25,335 | 89% |
| 2021 | Electric | 6,422 | 87% |
| 2021 | Hybrid | 2,400 | 88% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 27,823 | 88% |
| 2020 | Electric | 3,253 | 86% |
| 2020 | Hybrid | 2,014 | 88% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 24 (few mots) | 100% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 42,909 | 88% |
| 2019 | Hybrid | 2,723 | 86% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 253 | 83% |
| 2019 | Electric | 12 (very few mots) | 92% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 38,587 | 87% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 1,856 | 84% |
| 2018 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 31,562 | 86% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 5,872 | 81% |
| 2017 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 26,599 | 85% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 9,301 | 81% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 23,339 | 83% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 10,575 | 79% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 17,778 | 81% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 6,792 | 78% |
| 2014 | CN | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 9,779 | 74% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 5,153 | 69% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 5,377 | 74% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 3,487 | 69% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 1,795 | 65% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 1,344 | 72% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 1,145 | 66% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 522 | 63% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 1,017 | 62% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 210 | 65% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 861 | 59% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 198 | 53% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 1,063 | 60% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 99 (few mots) | 55% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 599 | 61% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 573 | 56% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 454 | 58% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 330 | 57% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 170 | 51% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 32 (few mots) | 63% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 9 (very few mots) | 89% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 9 (very few mots) | 89% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 12 (very few mots) | 58% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 8 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 1996 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 7 (very few mots) | 43% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 60% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1986 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1982 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1975 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1969 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1968 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1966 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1965 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1964 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1963 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1962 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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