Reliability report
MINI reliability by model
8 MINI models compared with the average car of the same age – based on UK MOT tests, cross-checked with Dutch APK and Lithuanian inspections.
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

MINI Cooper
much better than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 11.9% / 17.2%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 34.2% / 41.0%

MINI Countryman
much better than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 11.4% / 17.1%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 26.6% / 33.3%

MINI One
much better than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 15.4% / 22.6%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 40.9% / 45.5%

MINI Clubman
better than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 16.8% / 18.5%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 33.8% / 37.0%

MINI John
much better than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 11.2% / 15.6%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 32.1% / 40.2%

MINI Paceman
much better than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 14.1% / 23.3%

MINI Roadster
much better than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 15.1% / 24.1%

MINI First
much better than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 21.1% / 30.3%
The figure after the slash is the average for cars of the same age in that country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Photos: Wikimedia Commons – authors and licences on the model pages.