Mini COUNTRYMAN - 2014
136.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2014 is 198.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Mini COUNTRYMAN, model year 2014.
Sample size: 14,101 cars, 31,213 tests and 42,592 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 14,101 cars
The 2014 MINI Countryman shows a lower overall defect rate of 136 per 100 vehicles, which is 30% better than the average car from the same year, which stands at 194 per 100. Notably, the Countryman performs well in several categories, particularly in brakes and steering, where it significantly outperforms the average. The vehicle has higher defect rates in lower mileage segments, but this trend stabilises with increased mileage. Overall, the Countryman stands out positively in the areas of visibility and body structure, indicating a generally reliable performance compared to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 14,101 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 23.4% better
71.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.8 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 91.6% better
1.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.9 / 100 tests
Visibility
▲ 22.1% better
13.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.2 / 100 tests
Lights & Electrics
▲ 20.3% better
31.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 39.5 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 34.2% better
130.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 198.8 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▲ 66.7% better
5.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.6 / 100 tests
Equipment
▼ 4.4% worse
4.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.5 / 100 tests
Other
▲ 4.5% better
15.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.7 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,580
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,008
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,894
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,775
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,989
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,642
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,527
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,318
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,219
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,068
Serious faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 794
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 513
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 388
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 337
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 297
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 245
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 238
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 204
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 174
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 137