Does the MINI Clubman fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

The MINI Clubman records 0.35 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 1.27 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−0.92, 95% interval −0.98 to −0.86). It ranks 382 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a MINI Clubman by registration

What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the MINI Clubman is “A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated”, recorded 105 times in 2019–2024.

MINI Clubman: most frequent body, chassis and structure defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated	105	0.07
Fuel system leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap	70	0.05
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc	67	0.05
Exhaust system leaking or insecure	67	0.05
A body panel or body component damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure	37	0.03

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 144,802 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the MINI Clubman fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?

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