78.9%
MINI Clubman pass rate
Used MINI Clubman buying guide
In 2025, MINI Clubman cars passed 78.9% of 28,053 initial MOT tests, 6.6 points above the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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MINI Clubman MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
+6.6
percentage points above average
Ranked on pass rate the Clubman sits 214th of 575 models in the data. MINI as a brand averaged 77.4%, so this model runs 1.5 points ahead of its own brand. MINI Clubman cars 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%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full MINI Clubman MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Clubman compares with similar cars.
Clubman fuel types
Petrol was the most common fuel among MINI Clubman cars tested in 2025. Diesel still made up 27.1% of tests.
Where the Clubman fails its MOT
Where MINI Clubman cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific 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%). See every common Clubman MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every MINI Clubman that failed, not a claim that every Clubman has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Clubman?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at 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.
4
Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 9.7% of Clubman failure items.
5
Visibility
Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly. 9.3% of Clubman failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing MINI Clubman failures cluster around lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and tyres tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used MINI models
The most-tested MINI models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the Clubman.
Used MINI Clubman FAQs
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.
Do older MINI Clubman cars fail their MOT more often?
MINI Clubman cars 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%. On an older example, the car's own MOT history tells you more than the model average.
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 history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
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.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.