83.1%
MINI Countryman
MINI Countryman MOT pass rate and common problems
The MINI Countryman passed 83.1% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 10.8 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Countryman 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 Countryman runs 5.8 points ahead of the MINI average. It is 2nd of the 6 MINI models in the data. The average Countryman arrived at its test 8.3 years old with 56,308 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.
Countryman MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
MINI Countryman cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 89.5% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 72.4%, a drop of 17.2 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 26,581 | 89.5% | 17.2 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 54,932 | 84.1% | 11.8 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 25,700 | 72.4% | In line |
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 Countryman failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on MINI Countryman cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and tyres together account for 53.1% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Countryman MOT failures
Specific items recorded on MINI Countryman cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 50.3% of everything testers recorded against failed MINI Countryman cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Countryman
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 and condition has ply or cords exposed. 19% of failure items.
2
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: position lamp not working, headlamp aim too high, headlamp aim too low and headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect. 17.5% of failure items.
3
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively and washers provides insufficient washer liquid. 10.2% of failure items.
4
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick. 3.5% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific Countryman has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used MINI Countryman buying guide.
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MINI Countryman MOT FAQs
What is the MINI Countryman MOT pass rate?
83.1% of MINI Countryman cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 114,069 tests. That is 10.8 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 156th of 575 models.
What does a MINI Countryman most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on MINI Countryman cars failing their 2025 MOT was condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords, on 8.5% of failure items. Next were wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (7.3%) and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (6.3%).
Which area causes the most MINI Countryman MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 27.3%, followed by tyres at 25.8%.
Do older MINI Countryman cars fail their MOT more often?
MINI Countryman cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 89.5% of MOT tests in 2025, against 72.4% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every MINI Countryman has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every MINI Countryman 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 Countryman'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.