MINI Country/Man MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

MINI Country/Man MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The MINI Country/Man passed on its first attempt in 84.3%, and its overall record sits +5.2 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the MINI Country/Man in the 2023–2025 data: 211 tests across 2 model years (2011–2012). 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 Country/Man MOT Problems by Failure Category

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

Top Recorded MINI Country/Man DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the MINI Country/Man, each with how many of the model's 211 tests it was noted on.

• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 13 MINI Country/Man tests, 6.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Rectified) — noted on about 8 MINI Country/Man tests, 3.8% 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 4 MINI Country/Man tests, 1.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim too high" (Rectified) — noted on about 3 MINI Country/Man tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning" (Minor) — noted on about 3 MINI Country/Man tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 3 MINI Country/Man tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst MINI Country/Man Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest MINI Country/Man model year on record is 2011 (87.3% across 118 tests), and the weakest is 2012 (84.9%). The gap between them is 2.4 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for MINI Country/Man Owners

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

• 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 tyre tread — “tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”

  Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: MINI Country/Man MOT & Reliability