81.6%
MINI Paceman pass rate
Used MINI Paceman buying guide
In 2025, MINI Paceman cars passed 81.6% of 7,838 initial MOT tests, 9.3 points above the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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MINI Paceman MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
+9.3
percentage points above average
Ranked on pass rate the Paceman sits 176th of 575 models in the data. MINI as a brand averaged 77.4%, so this model runs 4.2 points ahead of its own brand. MINI Paceman cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 82.7% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 78.9%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full MINI Paceman MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Paceman compares with similar cars.
Paceman fuel types
Petrol was the most common fuel among MINI Paceman cars tested in 2025. Diesel still made up 46.3% of tests.
Where the Paceman fails its MOT
Where MINI Paceman 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 tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (8.3%), headlamp aim too high (4.5%) and position lamp not working (4.4%). See every common Paceman MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every MINI Paceman that failed, not a claim that every Paceman has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Paceman?
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. 26.3% of Paceman 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. 25% of Paceman failure items.
3
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. 16.4% of Paceman failure items.
4
Visibility
Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly. 8.7% of Paceman failure items.
5
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 7.4% of Paceman 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 Paceman 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 Paceman.
Used MINI Paceman FAQs
Is the MINI Paceman 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 an 81.6% first-time pass rate for the MINI Paceman across 7,838 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older MINI Paceman cars fail their MOT more often?
MINI Paceman cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 82.7% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 78.9%. 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 Paceman?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, tyres and brakes. 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 Paceman'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.