Pass rate
85.2%
Above average — 5.0 pts ahead of the 80.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 54 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £25–£66
2014 MINI Countryman COOPER MOT pass rate
- 2014
- typical 67,936 mi
Only 54 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
Tyres
34.9% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Which year to buy
- Best 2022 94.0% pass
- Avoid 2010 82.4% pass
Across the 7 years on record, a spread of 11.6 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 83.0%
- Typical mileage
- 68k mi
The 2014 MINI Countryman COOPER MOT pass rate is 85.2% of its MOT tests — 5.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 34.9% of what testers record.
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Expert verdict
Tyres: 1.8× the national share
Tyres make up 34.9% of everything recorded on the 2014 MINI Countryman Cooper, against 19.8% nationally — 15.1 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- 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 80.2% and this one manages 85.2% — 5.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Based on a small sample. 54 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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How does the 2014 MINI Countryman COOPER compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 80.2%, so this figure is 5.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 83.0%. The median 2014 MINI Countryman COOPER in this dataset had covered 67,936 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 11.11% of tests.
- 54 recorded tests behind this page.
- 85.2% overall pass rate, 83.0% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the MINI Countryman COOPER, the average is 83.6% — best year 2022 (94.0%), worst 2010 (82.4%).
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
- 54
- Typical mileage (median)
- 67,936 mi
- Make and model
- MINI Countryman COOPER
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Countryman COOPER MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 52% so small gaps stay visible.
What fails a 2014 Countryman COOPER
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 2014 Countryman COOPER
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 lights 11.1% of tests
“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.
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Check the windscreen 3.7% 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 brakes 1.9% of tests
“brake discs significantly and obviously worn”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
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 2014 Countryman COOPER through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £25–£66 — and 44% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £25–£66
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 44%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 54 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 Countryman COOPER, side by side
7 model years on record, from 2010 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 82.4% to 94.0% — a spread of 11.6 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2010 82.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 82.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 84.2% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2013 85.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2014 85.2%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2021 91.0% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2022 94.0% wipers blade defective
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 2014 MINI Countryman COOPER 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 2014 cars with a similar record
- BMW X4 85.2%
- Maserati Ghibli 85.2%
- Land Rover Freelander 85.3%
- BMW 2 Series 85.1%
- Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 85.0%
- Skoda Citigo 85.4%
Closest pass rates among 2014 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 2014 MINI Countryman COOPER 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 63 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 | 22 | 34.90% | 19.76% | +15.14 |
| Brakes | 13 | 20.60% | 20.89% | −0.29 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 9 | 14.30% | 12.21% | +2.09 |
| Suspension | 8 | 12.70% | 20.98% | −8.28 |
| Visibility | 4 | 6.30% | 4.97% | +1.33 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 3 | 4.80% | 5.52% | −0.72 |
| Non-component advisories | 2 | 3.20% | 4.18% | −0.98 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1 | 1.60% | 1.76% | −0.16 |
| Road Wheels | 1 | 1.60% | 0.75% | +0.85 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 11.1% | £5–20 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 3.7% | £80–200 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Major | 1.9% | £45–110 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 1.9% | £25–65 |
| Coil spring insecure Suspension | Major | 1.9% | £25–65 |
| Fixing missing Road Wheels | Major | 1.9% | £20–55 |
| Has ply or cords damaged Tyres | Major | 1.9% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.9% | £30–80 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 1.9% | £18–45 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.9% | £5–25 |
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 | 18.5% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 9.3% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 5.6% | £45–110 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 5.6% | £25–65 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 5.6% | £80–180 |
| Tread depth tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm Tyres | Advisory | 5.6% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 18 | 88.9% | 49,241 mi |
| 60-90k | 22 | 81.8% | 72,562 mi |
| 90-120k | 9 | 100.0% | 101,037 mi |
| 120k+ | 5 | 60.0% | 155,572 mi |
Source: 54 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.
2014 Countryman COOPER MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2014 MINI Countryman COOPER?
85.2% of the 54 2014 MINI Countryman COOPER tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 80.2% for cars first used in 2014. First-attempt pass rate: 83.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2014 MINI Countryman COOPER?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (11.11%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.70%), brake discs significantly and obviously worn (1.85%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2014 MINI Countryman COOPER MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 88.9% of the time, falling to 60.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2014 MINI Countryman COOPER in this dataset had covered 67,936 mi.