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MOT pass rates, common failures, and reliability data for the Mini Cooper S. Check any Cooper S by registration number below.
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81.4%
Avg Pass Rate
-0.3%
vs Mini Avg
22
Year Ranges
Good
Reliability
The Mini Cooper S has an average MOT pass rate of 81.4%, which is 0.3 percentage points below the Mini brand average of 81.7%. This is a strong result, indicating that the Cooper S is well-engineered and tends to age well mechanically. Owners can expect fewer surprises at MOT time.
The most common reasons a Mini Cooper S fails its MOT are brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, a transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, a lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning. If you are preparing your Cooper S for its MOT, checking these areas first could save you a retest fee. Our detailed fault analysis includes estimated repair costs for each failure type.
Before buying a used Mini Cooper S, we recommend checking the full MOT history, write-off status, outstanding finance, and stolen vehicle status. These checks can be done for free using the registration number.
How the Mini Cooper S performs at MOT across different model years.
Based on 1,260 vehicles
0.7%
3.8%
32k mi
The most common reasons a Mini Cooper S fails its MOT, aggregated across all year ranges.
The areas of the vehicle most commonly flagged during MOT inspections.
Compare MOT reliability across Mini models.
Common questions about the Mini Cooper S MOT and reliability.
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Based on 21,040 vehicles
2.3%
8.3%
34k mi
Based on 31,090 vehicles
2.1%
8.3%
32k mi
51k mi
Based on 47,590 vehicles
2.4%
9.0%
33k mi
51k mi
Based on 27,910 vehicles
2.8%
9.5%
51k mi
Based on 27,011 vehicles
3.3%
10.8%
56k mi
Based on 25,925 vehicles
3.3%
11.6%
Based on 22,198 vehicles
3.3%
13.0%
106k mi
Based on 15,362 vehicles
3.6%
14.4%
100k mi
Based on 6,605 vehicles
2.8%
17.6%
100k mi
Based on 3,192 vehicles
4.0%
19.0%
101k mi
Based on 1,019 vehicles
5.4%
14.1%
Based on 727 vehicles
4.9%
26.8%
Based on 751 vehicles
4.8%
29.0%
Based on 775 vehicles
4.1%
20.7%
Based on 861 vehicles
4.4%
18.0%
Based on 523 vehicles
4.7%
30.4%
Based on 552 vehicles
4.5%
29.2%
Based on 419 vehicles
4.0%
30.2%
Based on 402 vehicles
7.8%
21.7%
Based on 121 vehicles
5.1%
20.5%
Based on 84,874 vehicles
39k mi