Pass rate
70.0%
Below average — 3.0 pts behind the 73.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 80 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £36–£106
2007 MINI Clubman MOT pass rate
- 2007
- typical 96,031 mi
Only 80 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Suspension
21.4% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Part only £40–£65 for Shock absorber leaking. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2021 95.1% pass
- Avoid 2007 70.0% pass · this year
Across the 15 years on record, a spread of 25.1 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 58.6%
- Typical mileage
- 96k mi
The 2007 MINI Clubman MOT pass rate is 70.0% of its MOT tests — 3.0 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 21.4% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how MINI Clubman does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 2.6× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 14.3% of everything recorded on the 2007 MINI Clubman, against 5.5% nationally — 8.8 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 21.4%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. A smoky diesel or a leaking joint fails on emissions more often than on wear, so ask for a recent emissions printout.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 73.0%; this one manages 70.0% — 3.0 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 23% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2007 MINI Clubman compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.0%, so this figure is 3.0 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 58.6%. The median 2007 MINI Clubman in this dataset had covered 96,031 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Petrol — 78% of tests, with a 69.4% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 78.9% of the time, April–September 61.9%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Service brake performance excessively binding", noted on 6.25% of tests.
- 80 recorded tests behind this page.
- 70.0% overall pass rate, 58.6% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the MINI Clubman, the average is 86.9% — best year 2021 (95.1%), worst 2007 (70.0%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 80
- Typical mileage (median)
- 96,031 mi
- Make and model
- MINI Clubman
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Brake Servicing
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Clubman MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 53% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (78% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Clubman
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 31 | 64.5% |
| South West | 15 | 66.7% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2007 Clubman
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2007 Clubman
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 5.0% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the exhaust and emissions 3.8% of tests
“catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
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Check the coil springs 3.8% of tests
“coil spring fractured or broken”
Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2007 Clubman through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £36–£106 — and 23% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £36–£106
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content…
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 23%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 80 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Clubman, side by side
15 model years on record, from 2007 to 2021. Across them the pass rate runs from 70.0% to 95.1% — a spread of 25.1 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2007 70.0%service brake performance…
- 2008 71.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 73.3% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2010 74.8% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2011 80.6% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2012 80.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2013 83.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2014 84.9% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2015 85.5% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2016 85.9% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2017 87.3% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2018 89.0% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2019 89.9% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2020 88.2% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2021 95.1% has a cut in excess of the…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2007 MINI Clubman with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2007 cars with a similar record
- Kia Rio 70.0%
- Citroen C2 70.1%
- Peugeot 407 70.1%
- Kia Sorento 69.9%
- Peugeot 207 69.8%
- Fiat Punto 69.8%
Closest pass rates among 2007 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2007 MINI Clubman 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 180 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 39 | 21.40% | 20.98% | +0.42 |
| Brakes | 36 | 19.80% | 20.89% | −1.09 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 31 | 17.00% | 12.21% | +4.79 |
| Tyres | 28 | 15.40% | 19.76% | −4.36 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 26 | 14.30% | 5.52% | +8.78 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 7 | 3.80% | 5.57% | −1.77 |
| Road Wheels | 5 | 2.70% | 0.75% | +1.95 |
| Steering | 3 | 1.60% | 2.57% | −0.97 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 3 | 1.60% | 1.76% | −0.16 |
| Visibility | 2 | 1.10% | 4.97% | −3.87 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 6.3% | £60–150 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.0% | £5–20 |
| Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 3.8% | £60–250 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 3.8% | £25–65 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.8% | £30–80 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.8% | £5–25 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Major | 3.8% | £30–75 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 3.8% | £45–95 |
| Emissions not tested unable to be completed Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.5% | £60–250 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Major | 2.5% | £45–95 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 21.3% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 15.0% | £45–110 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 15.0% | £200–700 |
| Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 11.3% | £180–450 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 8.8% | £25–65 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Advisory | 8.8% | £60–150 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 8 | 87.5% | 51,975 mi |
| 60-90k | 22 | 63.6% | 83,121 mi |
| 90-120k | 32 | 75.0% | 101,975 mi |
| 120k+ | 18 | 61.1% | 135,898 mi |
Source: 80 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2007 Clubman MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2007 MINI Clubman?
70.0% of the 80 2007 MINI Clubman tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.0% for cars first used in 2007. First-attempt pass rate: 58.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2007 MINI Clubman?
The three most recorded items are service brake performance excessively binding (6.25%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (5.00%), catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (3.75%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2007 MINI Clubman MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 87.5% of the time, falling to 61.1% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2007 MINI Clubman in this dataset had covered 96,031 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2007 MINI Clubman?
Petrol: 69.4% pass rate across 62 tests. Diesel: 72.2% pass rate across 18 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2007 MINI Clubman MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 78.9% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 61.9%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.