MINI Clubman MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

MINI Clubman MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The MINI Clubman passed on its first attempt in 85.1%, and its overall record sits +5.9 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the MINI Clubman in the 2023–2025 data: 86,284 tests across 15 model years (2007–2021). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common MINI Clubman MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the MINI Clubman, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the MINI Clubman's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded MINI Clubman DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the MINI Clubman, each with how many of the model's 86,284 tests it was noted on.

• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 2,737 MINI Clubman tests, 3.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Stop lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 2,466 MINI Clubman tests, 2.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 1,626 MINI Clubman tests, 1.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Coil spring fractured or broken" (Major) — noted on about 1,107 MINI Clubman tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 1,073 MINI Clubman tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 827 MINI Clubman tests, 1.0% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst MINI Clubman Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest MINI Clubman model year on record is 2021 (95.1% across 82 tests), and the weakest is 2007 (70.0%). The gap between them is 25.1 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

MINI Clubman reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.4 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for MINI Clubman Owners

These checks follow this MINI Clubman's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a MINI Clubman.

• the windscreen — “windscreen damaged”

  Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.

• the lights — “stop lamp not working”

  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.

• the coil springs — “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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the MINI Clubman. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Where the MINI Clubman is most common

Across every Clubman model year on record (2007–2021): 37,187 MINI Clubman cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 86,277 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 881 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.

The twenty areas with the most MINI Clubman cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →

Frequently Asked Questions: MINI Clubman MOT & Reliability