MINI COOPER Sd MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

MINI COOPER Sd MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The MINI COOPER Sd passed on its first attempt in 77.8%, and its overall record sits +0.6 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the MINI COOPER Sd in the 2023–2025 data: 8,828 tests across 4 model years (2011–2014). 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 COOPER Sd MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the MINI COOPER Sd, 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 COOPER Sd's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded MINI COOPER Sd DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the MINI COOPER Sd, each with how many of the model's 8,828 tests it was noted on.

• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 578 MINI COOPER Sd tests, 6.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 563 MINI COOPER Sd tests, 6.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 417 MINI COOPER Sd tests, 4.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Stop lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning" (Minor) — noted on about 202 MINI COOPER Sd tests, 2.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak" (Major) — noted on about 202 MINI COOPER Sd tests, 2.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 124 MINI COOPER Sd tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst MINI COOPER Sd Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest MINI COOPER Sd model year on record is 2014 (86.3% across 160 tests), and the weakest is 2011 (79.9%). The gap between them is 6.4 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

MINI COOPER Sd reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 2.0 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 COOPER Sd Owners

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

• the lights — “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.

• 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 shock absorbers — “shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak”

  Press down hard on each corner of the car and let go. It should settle in one bounce; if it keeps rocking, or you can see oil weeping down a shock absorber, that is the fault a tester will find.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: MINI COOPER Sd MOT & Reliability