Pass rate
79.5%
Around average — 2.3 pts ahead of the 77.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 127 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £30–£78
2012 MINI COOPER Sd Clubman MOT pass rate
- 2012
- 2 trims combined
- typical 95,738 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
23.7% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Which year to buy
- Best 2011 80.3% pass
- Avoid 2012 79.5% pass · this year
Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 0.8 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 74.8%
- Typical mileage
- 96k mi
The 2012 MINI COOPER Sd Clubman MOT pass rate is 79.5% of its MOT tests — 2.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 23.7% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how MINI COOPER Sd Clubman does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Road wheels: 10.7× the national share
Road wheels make up 8.0% of everything recorded on the 2012 MINI Cooper Sd Clubman, against 0.8% nationally — 7.3 points above. Tyres are still the single largest share at 23.7%, but at 19.8% nationally that one is ordinary. Check for buckled rims and missing wheel bolts; kerbing is the usual cause and it is visible.
- Based on a small sample. 127 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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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Every MINI COOPER Sd Clubman first registered in 2012 is combined here — 2 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2012 MINI COOPER Sd Clubman compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 77.2%, so this figure is 2.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 74.8%. The median 2012 MINI COOPER Sd Clubman in this dataset had covered 95,738 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 77.9% of the time, April–September 82.0%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view", noted on 8.66% of tests.
- 127 recorded tests behind this page.
- 79.5% overall pass rate, 74.8% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the MINI COOPER Sd Clubman, the average is 79.9% — best year 2011 (80.3%), worst 2012 (79.5%).
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
- 127
- Typical mileage (median)
- 95,738 mi
- Make and model
- MINI COOPER Sd 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 Sd Clubman MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 68% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the COOPER Sd Clubman
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 30 | 86.7% |
| South West | 24 | 79.2% |
| East of England | 20 | 80.0% |
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 2012 COOPER Sd 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 2012 COOPER Sd 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 8.7% 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 lights 3.9% of tests
“position 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.
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Check the suspension joints 3.1% of tests
“ball joint excessively worn”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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 2012 COOPER Sd Clubman through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £30–£78 — and 45% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £30–£78
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 90%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 45%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 127 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 Sd Clubman, side by side
2 model years on record, from 2011 to 2012. Across them the pass rate runs from 79.5% to 80.3% — a spread of 0.8 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2011 80.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 79.5%windscreen damaged but not…
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 2012 MINI COOPER Sd 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 2012 cars with a similar record
- Mercedes-Benz B-Class 79.5%
- BMW 3 Series 79.4%
- Skoda Fabia 79.6%
- BMW 1 Series 79.4%
- BMW X1 79.4%
- Suzuki Alto 79.4%
Closest pass rates among 2012 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 2012 MINI COOPER Sd 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 222 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 53 | 23.70% | 19.76% | +3.94 |
| Brakes | 40 | 17.90% | 20.89% | −2.99 |
| Suspension | 37 | 16.50% | 20.98% | −4.48 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 34 | 15.20% | 12.21% | +2.99 |
| Road Wheels | 18 | 8.00% | 0.75% | +7.25 |
| Visibility | 16 | 7.10% | 4.97% | +2.13 |
| Non-component advisories | 11 | 4.90% | 4.18% | +0.72 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 6 | 2.70% | 1.76% | +0.94 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 4 | 1.80% | 5.52% | −3.72 |
| Steering | 3 | 1.30% | 2.57% | −1.27 |
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 | 8.7% | £80–200 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.9% | £5–25 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 3.1% | £18–45 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.1% | £3–12 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated Brakes | Minor | 2.4% | £3–15 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.4% | £5–20 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Major | 2.4% | £30–75 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 2.4% | £8–22 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.6% | £18–45 |
| Brake pads worn down to wear indicator Brakes | Major | 1.6% | £18–45 |
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 | 25.2% | £45–95 |
| Badly distorted Road Wheels | Advisory | 13.4% | £20–55 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 13.4% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 7.1% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 7.1% | £45–95 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 5.5% | £30–75 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 21 | 76.2% | 46,954 mi |
| 60-90k | 33 | 81.8% | 77,848 mi |
| 90-120k | 55 | 80.0% | 102,793 mi |
| 120k+ | 18 | 77.8% | 147,277 mi |
Source: 127 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.
2012 COOPER Sd Clubman MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2012 MINI COOPER Sd Clubman?
79.5% of the 127 2012 MINI COOPER Sd Clubman tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 77.2% for cars first used in 2012. First-attempt pass rate: 74.8%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2012 MINI COOPER Sd Clubman?
The three most recorded items are windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (8.66%), position lamp not working (3.94%), ball joint excessively worn (3.15%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2012 MINI COOPER Sd Clubman MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 76.2% of the time, falling to 77.8% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2012 MINI COOPER Sd Clubman in this dataset had covered 95,738 mi.
Does the season affect the 2012 MINI COOPER Sd Clubman MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 77.9% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 82.0%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.