81.6%
MINI Paceman
MINI Paceman MOT pass rate and common problems
The MINI Paceman passed 81.6% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 9.3 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Paceman 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 Paceman runs 4.2 points ahead of the MINI average. It is 3rd of the 6 MINI models in the data. The average Paceman arrived at its test 10.4 years old with 69,253 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.
Paceman MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
MINI Paceman cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 82.7% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 78.9%, a drop of 3.8 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 to 10 years | 5,514 | 82.7% | 10.4 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 2,324 | 78.9% | 6.6 pts above |
That is a smaller decline than most cars show. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Paceman failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on MINI Paceman cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and tyres together account for 51.3% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Paceman MOT failures
Specific items recorded on MINI Paceman cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 42.5% of everything testers recorded against failed MINI Paceman cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Paceman
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, condition has ply or cords exposed and condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords. 16.8% of failure items.
2
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: headlamp aim too high, position lamp not working and headlamp aim too low. 12.2% of failure items.
3
Visibility
Recorded most often: washers provides insufficient washer liquid and wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 6.4% of failure items.
4
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick. 4% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific Paceman has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used MINI Paceman buying guide.
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MINI Paceman MOT FAQs
What is the MINI Paceman MOT pass rate?
81.6% of MINI Paceman cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 7,838 tests. That is 9.3 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 176th of 575 models.
What does a MINI Paceman most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on MINI Paceman cars failing their 2025 MOT was tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, on 8.3% of failure items. Next were headlamp aim too high (4.5%) and position lamp not working (4.4%).
Which area causes the most MINI Paceman MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 26.3%, followed by tyres at 25%.
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, against 78.9% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every MINI Paceman has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every MINI Paceman 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 Paceman'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.