MINI Paceman, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls
9,359 MINI Pacemans are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 81.6% of initial MOT tests, 9.3 points above the 72.3% UK average.
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MINI Paceman at the MOT
81.6% of 7,838 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Paceman 176th of 575 models. MINI Pacemans 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%.
First-time pass rate, 2025
Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.
Pass rate by age at test
MINI Paceman tests in 2025.
Where Pacemans fail
Share of all failure items recorded on MINI Paceman tests in 2025.
The 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%).
The MOT page lists every common Paceman MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.
What to look at on a viewing
The Paceman's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.
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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
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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
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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
MINI Pacemans in the UK
9,359 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has grown 44% since the end of 2014, although it peaked at 10,133 at the end of 2019.
- Change since 2014
- +44%from 6,499 licensed
- Typical year of first use
- 2014half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2014 or earlier
- First registered in 2025
- 2against 2,203 in 2015
- Declared off the road
- 3413.5% of those registered, under SORN
Licensed MINI Pacemans since 2014
Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.
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| Date | Licensed |
|---|---|
| End of 2014 | 6,499 |
| End of 2015 | 8,850 |
| End of 2016 | 10,041 |
| End of 2017 | 9,957 |
| End of 2018 | 10,029 |
| End of 2019 | 10,133 |
| End of 2020 | 10,087 |
| End of 2021 | 10,011 |
| End of 2022 | 9,976 |
| End of 2023 | 9,877 |
| End of 2024 | 9,688 |
| End of 2025 | 9,535 |
| End of June 2026 | 9,359 |
How old they are
Licensed MINI Pacemans by year of first use.
- Licensed at the end of 2025
- First registered that year
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| First used | Licensed, end 2025 | First registered that year |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 119 | 141 |
| 2016 | 1,255 | 1,411 |
| 2015 | 1,911 | 2,203 |
| 2014 | 3,427 | |
| 2013 | 2,389 |
1,911 Pacemans first used in 2015 were still licensed at the end of 2025, roughly 87% of the 2,203 first registered that year.
Paceman engines and fuel
1.6 litre engines made up 79% of MINI Paceman MOT tests in 2025, followed by 2.0 litre at 21%. Petrol accounts for 53% of licensed Pacemans and diesel for 47%.
Engine size at MOT, 2025
Share of 7,838 initial MOT tests in 2025.
Fuel type, licensed Pacemans
DfT licensing statistics, June 2026.
| Fuel | Licensed | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 4,950 | 53% |
| Diesel | 4,409 | 47% |
MINI Paceman recalls
2 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the MINI Paceman. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every Paceman is affected.
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Jul 2026 R/2026/284
Adaption Measure for the Emission Control System R60 / R61 N47T
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- For certain vehicles BMW Group has developed a package of measures (hardware and software) for the emission control system of the MINI R60/R61.
- Remedy
- Installation of the hardware package including the required software measures
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Aug 2013 R/2013/077
Risk of fire
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- In certain conditions moisture could gain entry into the wiring connector that powers the Electronic Power Steering (EPS) and the EPS unit. This moisture can then in very rare cases penetrate the EPS through the ground pin and cause overheating of the ground connector pin which can in turn lead to fire.
- Remedy
- Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected to replace the supplementary wiring harness with one that has an improved connector sealing arrangement.
Other MINI models
The most-tested MINI models in 2025, against the Paceman's 81.6% MOT pass rate.
MINI Paceman FAQs
How many MINI Pacemans are there in the UK?
9,359 MINI Pacemans were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 341 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.
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.
Has the MINI Paceman had any recalls?
2 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the MINI Paceman. The most recent was published in July 2026. 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 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 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 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.
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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.