Mini Clubman: which years to avoid
Based on 24,947 real MOT tests from DVSA records. Each year is compared against every other car first registered the same year — otherwise the numbers would only tell you that older cars fail more, which you knew.
A car needs its first MOT at three years old, so a recent model has a short record. The Clubman has 4 years of test data — enough to compare it against its contemporaries, not enough to show a trend.
The short answer
No model year stands out as one to avoid. Every year sits within 15% of the failure rate for cars of the same age. The 2015 is the strongest, failing 24% less often than average.
Found a Mini Clubman you like?
Averages tell you what to expect. Its registration tells you what actually happened — every MOT, every advisory, and whether the mileage adds up.
Every Clubman model year
Shaded rows are the years that differ most from other cars of the same age — worse, better.
| Registered | MOT tests | Fail rate | vs same-age cars |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,400 | 14.9% |
24% better
|
| 2016 | 9,034 | 14.5% |
about average
|
| 2017 | 8,177 | 12.3% |
about average
|
| 2018 | 6,336 | 10.7% |
about average
|
How this is worked out
Every MOT test recorded by DVSA in 2023 on a Mini Clubman, grouped by the year the car was first registered. Retests are excluded, so a car that failed and was fixed still counts as a failure. Each year's rate is then divided by the rate for all cars first registered that year — so 120 means 20% more failures than its contemporaries, not 20% more than a brand new car.
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