78.9%
MINI Clubman
MINI Clubman MOT pass rate and common problems
The MINI Clubman passed 78.9% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 6.6 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was stop lamp not working.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Clubman compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
77.4%
MINI average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Clubman runs 1.5 points ahead of the MINI average. It is 4th of the 6 MINI models in the data. The average Clubman arrived at its test 8.5 years old with 61,826 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
Clubman MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
MINI Clubman cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 90.7% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 70.2%, a drop of 20.5 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 507 | 90.7% | 18.4 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 24,966 | 79.4% | 7.1 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 2,410 | 70.2% | 2.1 pts below |
That is a steep decline with age, so the headline rate flatters older examples. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Clubman failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on MINI Clubman cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and tyres together account for 56% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Clubman MOT failures
Specific items recorded on MINI Clubman cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 56.4% of everything testers recorded against failed MINI Clubman cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Clubman
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Tyres
Recorded most often: condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords, tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, condition has ply or cords exposed and condition has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. 21.6% of failure items.
2
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: stop lamp not working, headlamp aim too high and position lamp not working. 18.1% of failure items.
3
Suspension
Recorded most often: coil spring fractured or broken. 7.3% of failure items.
4
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 5.1% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific Clubman has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used MINI Clubman buying guide.
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MINI Clubman MOT FAQs
What is the MINI Clubman MOT pass rate?
78.9% of MINI Clubman cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 28,053 tests. That is 6.6 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 214th of 575 models.
What does a MINI Clubman most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on MINI Clubman cars failing their 2025 MOT was stop lamp not working, on 10.9% of failure items. Next were 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%).
Which area causes the most MINI Clubman MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 29.2%, followed by tyres at 26.8%.
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, against 70.2% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every MINI Clubman has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every MINI Clubman that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific MINI Clubman's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.