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MINI Clubman, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls

62,296 MINI Clubmans are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 78.9% of initial MOT tests, 6.6 points above the 72.3% UK average.

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MINI Clubman at the MOT

78.9% of 28,053 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Clubman 214th of 575 models. MINI Clubmans aged 3 to 5 years passed 90.7% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 70.2%.

First-time pass rate, 2025

Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.

  • MINI Clubman78.9%
  • All MINI modelsThe Clubman is 1.5 pts ahead77.4%
  • All cars72.3%

Pass rate by age at test

MINI Clubman tests in 2025.

  • 3 to 5 years507 tests90.7%
  • 6 to 10 years24,966 tests79.4%
  • 11 years and over2,410 tests70.2%

Where Clubmans fail

Share of all failure items recorded on MINI Clubman tests in 2025.

  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment29.2%
  • Tyres26.8%
  • Suspension14.7%
  • Brakes9.7%
  • Visibility9.3%

The items testers recorded most often were stop lamp not working (10.9%), condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (7.8%) and coil spring fractured or broken (7.3%).

The MOT page lists every common Clubman MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.

Full MINI Clubman MOT record

What to look at on a viewing

The Clubman's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.

  1. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

    Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting.29.2% of Clubman failure items

  2. Tyres

    Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear.26.8% of Clubman failure items

  3. Suspension

    Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters.14.7% of Clubman failure items

MINI Clubmans in the UK

62,296 were licensed at the end of June 2026, the 3rd most of any MINI. The number licensed has grown 167% since the end of 2014, although it peaked at 65,070 at the end of 2023.

Change since 2014
+167%from 23,337 licensed
Typical year of first use
2017half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2017 or earlier
First registered in 2025
48against 9,320 in 2016
Declared off the road
2,4443.8% of those registered, under SORN

Licensed MINI Clubmans since 2014

Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.

Show the figures
DateLicensed
End of 201423,337
End of 201524,528
End of 201633,303
End of 201741,354
End of 201848,151
End of 201954,095
End of 202057,415
End of 202160,619
End of 202263,705
End of 202365,070
End of 202464,868
End of 202563,525
End of June 202662,296

How old they are

Licensed MINI Clubmans by year of first use.

  • Licensed at the end of 2025
  • First registered that year
Show the figures
First usedLicensed, end 2025First registered that year
2024756965
20232,2242,680
20222,9053,381
20213,0333,664
20203,4254,215
20195,7386,451
20186,9197,525
20177,5568,693
20168,5139,320
20151,2001,292
2014717
20131,329
20121,537
20111,828
20102,267
20092,117
20083,328
2007922

1,200 Clubmans first used in 2015 were still licensed at the end of 2025, roughly 93% of the 1,292 first registered that year.

Clubman engines and fuel

1.5 litre engines made up 48% of MINI Clubman MOT tests in 2025, followed by 2.0 litre at 43%. Petrol accounts for 77% of licensed Clubmans and diesel for 23%.

Engine size at MOT, 2025

Share of 28,051 initial MOT tests in 2025.

  • 1.5 litre48.3%
  • 2.0 litre43.5%
  • 1.6 litre8%

Fuel type, licensed Clubmans

DfT licensing statistics, June 2026.

FuelLicensedShare
Petrol48,13577%
Diesel14,16123%

MINI Clubman recalls

4 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the MINI Clubman. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every Clubman is affected.

  1. Jun 2023 R/2023/174

    On some diesel vehicles glycol leakage from the EGR-Cooler may occur. In very rare cases this could lead to the melting of the Intake manifold and in very rare cases result in a possible fire

    Clubmans built May 2015 to Jul 2017 · 30,812 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Remedy
    Initial warning letter with advice to be sent with follow up Letter to call in vehicles for rectification work to be carried out on the affected vehicles once parts are available. The EGR cooler will be replaced with an optimised component.

  2. Aug 2022 R/2022/256

    Undetected EGR System leaks may cause thermal activity in the intake manifold

    Clubmans built Jan 2015 to Jul 2018 · 17,921 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Remedy
    The engine management control unit (DDE) will be programmed with improved software incorporating the latest OBD functionality.

  3. Mar 2022 R/2022/090

    The micro gas generator within the front seatbelt's retractor may have been damaged

    Clubmans built Jan 2022 to Mar 2022 · 1,441 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The micro gas generator within the front seatbelt's retractor may have been damaged and may not act according to the specification in the event of an accident.
    Remedy
    On the affected vehicles the front seatbelts will be checked and replaced if they are found to have been damaged.

  4. Aug 2020 R/2020/179

    The exhaust gas recirculation module cooler could leak over time

    Clubmans built Jan 2015 to Mar 2017 · 71,128 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) Module cooler could leak over time
    Remedy
    The EGR cooler will be inspected on the affected vehicles and replaced if evidence of leaking is found.
How to check a specific Clubman for recalls

Other MINI models

The most-tested MINI models in 2025, against the Clubman's 78.9% MOT pass rate.

All 6 MINI models

MINI Clubman FAQs

How many MINI Clubmans are there in the UK?

62,296 MINI Clubmans were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 2,444 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.

Is the MINI Clubman reliable?

MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 78.9% first-time pass rate for the MINI Clubman across 28,053 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.

Has the MINI Clubman had any recalls?

4 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the MINI Clubman. The most recent was published in June 2023. A recall applies to vehicles built in a set period, so check a specific car on the GOV.UK vehicle recall checker.

What should I check before buying a used MINI Clubman?

On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, tyres and suspension. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.

How do I check a MINI Clubman's history?

Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.

Already found a Clubman?

Check its finance, write-off, theft, mileage and keeper history with a £15 vehicle history report.

Across the 1,548 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the MINI history check. To confirm a car's identity, see the MINI VIN check.

  • Outstanding finance
  • Write-off records
  • Stolen markers
  • Mileage history
  • Previous keepers

MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Recalls are from the DVSA vehicle recalls data, with recalls launched up to October 2026. Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.