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MINI Clubman 2018: MOT failure rate for its age

13.4% of 25,690 MOT tests of the MINI Clubman first registered in 2018 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 102.1 (95% CI 98.7–105.5; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2018 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

MINI Clubman built in 2018 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time13.4%all ages tested2019–202425690
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 98.7–105.5)102.1index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202425690
Rank among this model's 11 build years6of 111 = fails least for its age2019–202425690
Tested in 20246267testsmedian 41,688 miles20246267
line · MINI Clubman built 2018 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2018 13.5% vs model normal 12% at age 3 · 2019–2024
Built 2018 against MINI Clubman normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 13.5% vs 12%; age 4: 11.3% vs 11.9%; age 5: 13.7% vs 13.7%; age 6: 15.4% vs 15.2%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2018 MINI Clubman by registration · All MINI Clubman MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2018 MINI Clubman fail at each age?

Cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

MINI Clubman built 2018: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
36,61213.512.7–14.312112.5
46,47411.310.5–12.111.995
56,33713.712.8–14.513.799.9
66,26715.414.5–16.315.2101.3

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 25,690 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2018 MINI Clubman?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2018 is tyres: 8.3 items per 100 first tests, against 8.3 across all build years of the MINI Clubman. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6.

Failure items per 100 first tests, MINI Clubman built 2018 against the MINI Clubman in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2018, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Tyres8.38.32,151
Visibility4.55.31,181
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment3.54.9900
Brakes1.82.7471
Road Wheels0.50.6118

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 26,005 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2018 compare with the years around it?

Among the 11 published build years of the MINI Clubman, 2018 ranks 6 (1 = fails least for its age). 2017: index 99.9. 2019: index 101.4.

MINI Clubman build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
2009116.892.8–140.7no different (rough estimate)290
2010124.4107.4–141.3worse (rough estimate)656
2011119.7108.5–130.9worse (rough estimate)1,533
2012106.799.0–114.4no different (rough estimate)3,048
2013103.697.2–110.0no different4,803
201486.358.1–114.5no different (rough estimate)224
201596.991.7–102.1no different8,156
2016102.099.8–104.2no different53,975
201799.997.4–102.4no different42,926
2018102.198.7–105.5no different25,690
2019101.481.8–121.0no different (rough estimate)822

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 142,123 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). MINI Clubman 2018 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/mini-clubman/2018/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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