Pass rate
79.7%
Around average — 3.8 pts ahead of the 75.9% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 69 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £35–£100
2011 MINI COOPER Clubman MOT pass rate
- 2011
- typical 88,873 mi
Only 69 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
Lamps & electrics
30.5% of faults · 12.2% nationally
Which year to buy
- Best 2013 85.2% pass
- Avoid 2011 79.7% pass · this year
Across the 3 years on record, a spread of 5.5 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 75.4%
- Typical mileage
- 89k mi
The 2011 MINI COOPER Clubman MOT pass rate is 79.7% of its MOT tests — 3.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Lamps & electrics is the biggest single reason it fails, at 30.5% of what testers record.
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Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 2.5× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 30.5% of everything recorded on the 2011 MINI Cooper Clubman, against 12.2% nationally — 18.3 points above. Walk round the car with the lights on before the test: bulbs, indicators and number-plate lamps are the cheapest failures to prevent and among the most common.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 75.9% and this one manages 79.7% — 3.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 33% 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 2011 MINI COOPER Clubman compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 75.9%, so this figure is 3.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 75.4%. The median 2011 MINI COOPER Clubman in this dataset had covered 88,873 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view", noted on 4.35% of tests.
- 69 recorded tests behind this page.
- 79.7% overall pass rate, 75.4% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the MINI COOPER Clubman, the average is 84.1% — best year 2013 (85.2%), worst 2011 (79.7%).
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
- 69
- Typical mileage (median)
- 88,873 mi
- Make and model
- MINI COOPER Clubman
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Windscreen
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the COOPER Clubman MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 67% so small gaps stay visible.
What fails a 2011 COOPER 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 2011 COOPER 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 windscreen 4.3% of tests
“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.
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Check the exhaust and emissions 2.9% of tests
“exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases”
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 lights 2.9% of tests
“headlamp aim too low”
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.
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 2011 COOPER Clubman through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £35–£100 — and 33% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £35–£100
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: emissions not tested unable to be completed
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 33%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 69 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 COOPER Clubman, side by side
3 model years on record, from 2011 to 2013. Across them the pass rate runs from 79.7% to 85.2% — a spread of 5.5 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2011 79.7%windscreen damaged but not…
- 2012 81.9% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2013 85.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
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 2011 MINI COOPER 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 2011 cars with a similar record
- Audi A4 79.7%
- BMW 116 79.7%
- Suzuki Jimny 79.7%
- BMW X1 79.6%
- Land Rover Defender 79.6%
- Nissan Pixo 79.6%
Closest pass rates among 2011 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 2011 MINI COOPER Clubman 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 9 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 95 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 29 | 30.50% | 12.21% | +18.29 |
| Suspension | 15 | 15.80% | 20.98% | −5.18 |
| Tyres | 14 | 14.70% | 19.76% | −5.06 |
| Brakes | 13 | 13.70% | 20.89% | −7.19 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 9 | 9.50% | 5.52% | +3.98 |
| Visibility | 7 | 7.40% | 4.97% | +2.43 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 4 | 4.20% | 5.57% | −1.37 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 3 | 3.20% | 1.76% | +1.44 |
| Non-component advisories | 1 | 1.10% | 4.18% | −3.08 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 4.3% | £80–200 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 2.9% | £45–120 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.9% | £30–80 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 2.9% | £40–150 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.9% | £5–25 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.9% | £3–12 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 2.9% | £8–22 |
| Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 1.4% | £18–45 |
| Emissions not tested unable to be completed Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.4% | £60–250 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Major | 1.4% | £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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 11.6% | £45–110 |
| Stop lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Advisory | 10.1% | £3–12 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 7.3% | £200–700 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 5.8% | £45–95 |
| Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 5.8% | £180–450 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 5.8% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 1 | 100.0% | 29,838 mi |
| 30-60k | 13 | 84.6% | 49,040 mi |
| 60-90k | 22 | 81.8% | 71,475 mi |
| 90-120k | 32 | 75.0% | 103,484 mi |
| 120k+ | 1 | 100.0% | 121,393 mi |
Source: 69 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.
2011 COOPER Clubman MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2011 MINI COOPER Clubman?
79.7% of the 69 2011 MINI COOPER Clubman tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 75.9% for cars first used in 2011. First-attempt pass rate: 75.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2011 MINI COOPER Clubman?
The three most recorded items are windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (4.35%), exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases (2.90%), headlamp aim too low (2.90%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2011 MINI COOPER Clubman MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2011 MINI COOPER Clubman in this dataset had covered 88,873 mi.