MINI Countryman MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

MINI Countryman MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The MINI Countryman passed on its first attempt in 89.3%, and its overall record sits +9.3 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the MINI Countryman in the 2023–2025 data: 290,300 tests across 14 model years (2010–2023). 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 Countryman MOT Problems by Failure Category

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

Top Recorded MINI Countryman DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the MINI Countryman, each with how many of the model's 290,300 tests it was noted on.

• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 8,635 MINI Countryman tests, 3.0% 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 5,218 MINI Countryman tests, 1.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 4,861 MINI Countryman tests, 1.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Rectified) — noted on about 3,454 MINI Countryman tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 2,269 MINI Countryman tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 2,227 MINI Countryman tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst MINI Countryman Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest MINI Countryman model year on record is 2023 (95.5% across 443 tests), and the weakest is 2010 (80.5%). The gap between them is 15.0 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 Countryman Owners

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

• 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 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 wipers and washers — “wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”

  Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.

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

Where the MINI Countryman is most common

Across every Countryman model year on record (2010–2023): 139,775 MINI Countryman cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 290,260 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 3,557 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.

The twenty areas with the most MINI Countryman cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →

Frequently Asked Questions: MINI Countryman MOT & Reliability