MINI Countryman One MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

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

The MINI Countryman One passed on its first attempt in 78.5%, and its overall record sits +1.1 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the MINI Countryman One in the 2023–2025 data: 1,595 tests across 3 model years (2010–2012). 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 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, 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's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

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

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the MINI Countryman One, each with how many of the model's 1,595 tests it was noted on.

• "Position lamp not working" (Rectified) — noted on about 97 MINI Countryman One tests, 6.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 66 MINI Countryman One tests, 4.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 36 MINI Countryman One tests, 2.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits" (Major) — noted on about 29 MINI Countryman One tests, 1.8% 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 21 MINI Countryman One tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction" (Major) — noted on about 20 MINI Countryman One tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst MINI Countryman One Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest MINI Countryman One model year on record is 2012 (85.0% across 641 tests), and the weakest is 2010 (80.0%). The gap between them is 5.0 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

MINI Countryman One reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 2.5 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 Countryman One Owners

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

• the lights — “position lamp not working”

  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 exhaust and emissions — “catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits”

  Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: MINI Countryman One MOT & Reliability