MINI Cooper S Electric Level 1 MOT pass rate: 89.5% (1,994 tests, 2025)

The MINI Cooper S Electric Level 1 passed 89.5% of its 1,994 MOT tests in 2025 — 12.0 points above the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 4 years old with 21,510 miles on the clock.

89.5%Pass rate (2025)

1,994MOT tests analysed

21,510 miMedian mileage at test

4 yrsMedian age at test

How the Cooper S Electric Level 1 compares

MINI Cooper S Electric Level 1

89.5%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

MINI average (all models)

82.1%

What fails most on the MINI Cooper S Electric Level 1

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the Cooper S Electric Level 1:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Tyres	180	72.3%
2	Visibility	69	27.7%

Pre-MOT checklist for Cooper S Electric Level 1 owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory
Replace smeared wiper blades and top up washer fluid — both are test items

Check the engine before the tester does

A stored fault code with the engine light on is an automatic Major defect. Scan and clear resolved faults before booking.

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Cooper S Electric Level 1 pass rate by registration year

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage
2021	1,602	90.5%	+0.1 pts	20,504

Check a specific Cooper S Electric Level 1 before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

Other MINI models

Cooper88.1% pass rate · 231,097 tests MINI69.5% pass rate · 229,365 tests Countryman88.6% pass rate · 96,505 tests Cooper S88.3% pass rate · 92,953 tests One84.5% pass rate · 49,328 tests Clubman83.0% pass rate · 25,716 tests John Cooper Works88.8% pass rate · 21,835 tests MINI (R60)77.9% pass rate · 11,846 tests

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a MINI Cooper S Electric Level 1?

In 2025, 89.5% of 1,994 first MOT tests on the MINI Cooper S Electric Level 1 were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Cooper S Electric Level 1 fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is tyres (72.3% of its recorded defects), followed by visibility.

Is the MINI Cooper S Electric Level 1 reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 89.5% it performs above the national average at a median age of 4 years and 21,510 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.