MINI Countryman One D MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

MINI Countryman One D MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The MINI Countryman One D passed on its first attempt in 80.1%, and its overall record sits +2.3 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the MINI Countryman One D in the 2023–2025 data: 682 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 Countryman One D MOT Problems by Failure Category

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

Top Recorded MINI Countryman One D DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the MINI Countryman One D, each with how many of the model's 682 tests it was noted on.

• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 43 MINI Countryman One D tests, 6.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Rectified) — noted on about 34 MINI Countryman One D tests, 5.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 27 MINI Countryman One D tests, 4.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Washers not working" (Major) — noted on about 9 MINI Countryman One D tests, 1.3% 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 8 MINI Countryman One D tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 6 MINI Countryman One D tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst MINI Countryman One D Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest MINI Countryman One D model year on record is 2012 (85.3% across 380 tests), and the weakest is 2011 (80.8%). The gap between them is 4.5 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 One D Owners

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

• 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 wipers and washers — “washers not working”

  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 One D. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: MINI Countryman One D MOT & Reliability