MINI COOPER in Leeds (LS) vs Manchester (M)

The same model, tested in two postcode areas. This compares the COOPER's own MOT record with the all-car record in each area, so a strong local average is not mistaken for a strong model.

Car · postcode area

Leeds

LS

Yorkshire · ranked 87 of 118 on like-for-like

88.5%

COOPER pass rate across 11,611 tests

79.4% all-car area pass rate

5,897 COOPER cars tested here

Car · postcode area

North West · ranked 35 of 118 on like-for-like

88.8%

COOPER pass rate across 12,310 tests

81.9% all-car area pass rate

6,440 COOPER cars tested here

The short answer

The COOPER's MOT record is level in LS and M

In Leeds (LS), 11,611 COOPER tests pass 88.5%; in Manchester (M), 12,310 pass 88.8% — a gap of 0.3 points. The all-car pass rate is 79.4% in LS and 81.9% in M. Against that local average, the COOPER is +9.1 points in LS and +6.9 points in M. Nationally the COOPER passes 89.6%, so the LS figure is −1.1 points against the model's own record and M −0.8 points. Leeds ranks 87 of 118 areas on like-for-like performance (+0.4 points against what its age and mileage mix predicts); Manchester ranks 35 of 118 (−0.5 points). The COOPER accounts for 0.90% of all tests in LS and 0.80% in M. These are tests carried out in each postcode area, not cars kept there. A car tested in both areas appears in both counts.

  • Pass rate: 88.5% vs 88.8%
  • Cars tested: 5,897 vs 6,440
  • Tests: 11,611 vs 12,310
  • Area average: 79.4% vs 81.9%
  • Model vs area: +9.1 vs +6.9 pts
  • Area rank: 87/118 vs 35/118
MINI COOPER in LS against M, measure by measure
Measure LS M
COOPER pass rate 88.5% 88.8% stronger figure
COOPER cars tested 5,897 6,440
COOPER MOT tests 11,611 12,310
COOPER's share of area tests 0.90% 0.80%
Area pass rate, all cars 79.4% 81.9%
COOPER against the area average +9.1 pts stronger figure +6.9 pts
Area rank, like-for-like 87 of 118 35 of 118
Area against what its car mix predicts +0.4 pts −0.5 pts
All cars tested in the area 561,229 757,842
All MOT tests in the area 1,268,672 1,634,654
MOT test stations 248 323
Typical repair spend per 100 tests, all cars £657–£1,783 £570–£1,556

A ✓ marks the stronger model-specific figure. Area rates, ranks and spend are context, not a score: the area average covers every car tested there, not this model.

What this comparison can and cannot tell you

  • It is a test-location figure. The DVSA postcode area is where the MOT was carried out, not where the keeper lives. A car tested in both areas appears in both counts.
  • The area average is every car, not this model. A high area rate can come from a newer car mix or more main-dealer testing; the like-for-like row adjusts for the age and mileage mix of the cars actually tested.
  • Below 30 tests the rate is withheld. The counts are still shown, because a count of three cars is a real answer even when a percentage would be noise.
  • Repair spend is an all-car estimate. It is not a quote for a MINI COOPER and not a prediction for a specific car.

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Both columns use the same 118-area dataset. Counts are distinct cars tested in each area over the latest data; a car tested more than once in the same area is counted once.

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Both columns come from the same 2023–2025 test data. Counts are distinct cars tested in each area; a car tested in both areas appears in both. Read the full Leeds area page and Manchester area page.