24,243 tests in 2025
MINI Clubman reliability and MOT pass rate
83.1% passed first time. The 16.9% fail rate is 5.7 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 8 years old with 57,749 miles.
Pass rate
83.1%
22.6% of all cars failed; 16.9% of these did.
Fixed on the day
3.7%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
57,749 mi
8 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 424 | 7.3% |
| 6-9 years | 21,913 | 16.7% |
| 10-13 years | 1,500 | 18.9% |
| 14+ years | 398 | 30.9% |
What the Clubman fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Tyres1,447 dangerous40%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment12 dangerous27.8%
- Suspension17 dangerous24.5%
- Brakes398 dangerous14.1%
- Visibility11.5%
- Noise, emissions and leaks2 dangerous5.1%
- Road Wheels98 dangerous3.7%
- Body, chassis, structure8 dangerous1.8%
Is the Clubman getting worse?
The fail rate rose 5.9 points to 17.1% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (6.6 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 25,844 | 5 | 11.2% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 25,791 | 6 | 13.1% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 22,024 | 7 | 14.8% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 23,888 | 8 | 17.1% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Clubman at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Clubman in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Stop lamp: not working670 tests
- 2Coil spring: fractured or broken598 tests
- 3Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords530 tests
- 4Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm414 tests
- 5Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick326 tests
- 6Condition: has ply or cords exposed284 tests
- 7Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure278 tests
- 8Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively248 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Clubman collects 2.13 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm3,646 tests
- 2Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure2,544 tests
- 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick1,820 tests
- 4Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1,325 tests
- 5Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn1,089 tests
- 6Condition: badly distorted611 tests
- 7Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords609 tests
- 8Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn575 tests
Questions
What is the MINI Clubman MOT pass rate?
83.1% of the 24,243 MINI Clubman first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 16.9% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 3.7% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a MINI Clubman usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Stop lamp: not working", recorded on 670 failed tests, followed by "Coil spring: fractured or broken" and "Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords". By section, tyres appears in 40% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 27.8% of failures, suspension appears in 24.5% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 7.3%; at 14+ years it was 30.9%. The median MINI Clubman tested in 2025 was 8 years old with 57,749 miles.
Is the MINI Clubman getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 5.9 points to 17.1% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (6.6 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Clubman trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
Other MINI models
- Hatch 12.8%
- Mini 30.1%
- Countryman 11.9%
- John Cooper Works 11.4%
- Electric 9%
- Paceman 13.9%
- Roadster 15.8%
Checking a particular Clubman?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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