Car statistics by year

2020 MINI Countryman

MINI Countryman cars first registered in 2020: how they did at their 2025 MOT, what failed them, how far they have been driven and how many are still on the road. Compared with every car first registered in 2020, so like is set against like.

A year of the MINI Countryman. “2020” is the year of first registration.

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Records analysed
8,083 MOT tests of 2020 MINI Countryman cars
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  • MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 89.8% All 2020 cars 86.9%
  • Typical mileage at the MOT 31,800 miles; all 2020 cars 36,000
  • Left at the end of 2025 9,791 99.5% of the 9,838 at the end of 2020
  • Tests finding a dangerous defect 3.1% All 2020 cars 4.7%
  • Tests with an advisory 31.2% All 2020 cars 38.2%
  • MOT tests in 2025 8,083 normal tests in Great Britain

How do 2020 MINI Countrymans do at their MOT?

In 2025, at about 5 years old, 89.8% of 2020 MINI Countryman MOT tests were passed first time, against 86.9% for all cars first registered in 2020. 2020 MINI Countrymans did better than average for their age, by 2.9 points. A year earlier the same cars passed 90.2% of the time (all 2020 cars 88.0%).

MOT pass rate by year of first registration: MINI Countryman vs all cars

Each pair of bars is one year of first registration, tested in 2025. Older cars pass less often, so compare each MINI Countryman bar with the all-cars bar beside it.

MOT first-time pass rate in 2025 by year of first registration, MINI Countryman compared with all cars
First registered MINI CountrymanAll cars
’11 68.4%61.5%
’12 71.7%63.6%
’13 75.9%66.0%
’14 78.6%69.1%
’15 82.1%72.6%
’16 83.5%75.6%
’17 86.0%79.1%
’18 85.6%81.8%
’19 88.4%84.4%
’20 89.8%86.9%
’21 89.9%88.4%
’22 90.6%89.4%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT failures on the 2020 MINI Countryman

Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords was the most common single reason a 2020 MINI Countryman failed, on 27.6% of about 800 failed tests. By area of the car, tyres failed most often (55.1% of failed tests; all 2020 cars 39.8%). 3.1% of tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 4.7% for all cars first registered in 2020. A failed test can have several defects, so shares add up to more than 100%.

Most common reasons for failure

Share of failed tests with each defect. The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.

Most common specific MOT defects on failed 2020 MINI Countryman tests, 2025
Defect Share of failed tests
Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 27.6%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility 18.1%
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres 9.9%
Tyres: ply or cords exposed Tyres 8.5%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility 5.4%
Tyres: tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres 5.0%
Brake pads: worn down to wear indicator Brakes 3.9%
Headlamp aim: too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 3.9%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes 3.0%
Headlamp aim: too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 2.9%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Failure categories: MINI Countryman vs all 2020 cars

The marker shows the share for all cars first registered the same year.

Share of failed 2020 MINI Countryman MOT tests with a defect in each category, with all 2020 cars for comparison
Category Share of failed tests
Tyres 55.1%
Visibility 26.4%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 11.7%
Brakes 7.4%
Suspension 5.5%
Body, chassis, structure 1.2%
Road wheels 1.2%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT advisories on the 2020 MINI Countryman

An advisory is something the tester noticed that did not fail the test but may need work soon. 31.2% of 2020 MINI Countryman tests had at least one (all 2020 cars 38.2%). These are the things to check on one you are thinking of buying.

Most common advisories

Most common MOT advisories on 2020 MINI Countryman tests, 2025
Advisory Share of tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres 14.0%
Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres 9.0%
Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes 5.5%
Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories 2.7%
Tyres: cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 2.3%
Nail in tyre Non-component advisories 2.1%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes 1.2%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively Brakes 1.0%
Items removed from driver's view prior to test Non-component advisories 0.7%
Tyres: slightly damaged Tyres 0.7%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

What mileage is normal for a 2020 MINI Countryman?

Half of the 2020 MINI Countrymans tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 31,800 miles. A quarter had covered fewer than 22,800 and a quarter more than 42,200. For all cars first registered in 2020, the middle figure was 36,000 miles, so 2020 MINI Countrymans have been driven 11.7% less far than average.

Mileage at the 2025 MOT

Odometer readings at each car’s latest MOT of the year. The bar covers the middle half of cars; the line the middle 80%.

Odometer readings at the 2025 MOT, 2020 MINI Countryman and all 2020 cars, by percentile
10% 25% Median 75% 90% Cars
2020 MINI Countryman 16,300 22,800 31,800 42,200 53,200 7,715
All 2020 cars 17,200 25,300 36,000 49,000 63,900 1,452,206
miles

Half of the 2020 MINI Countrymans tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 31,800 miles.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

How many 2020 MINI Countrymans are left?

At the end of 2020, 9,838 2020 MINI Countrymans were on the DVLA record in the United Kingdom. By the end of 2025, 9,791 were: 9,761 licensed and 30 declared off the road (SORN). That is 99.5% still on the record, against 96.9% for all cars first registered in 2020.

Share still on the record since 2020

Cars licensed or SORN at each year end, as a share of the number at the end of 2020. Cars scrapped or exported leave the record. Late registrations and imports can push the share above 100%.

2020 MINI Countrymans on the DVLA record at each year end as a share of the number at the end of 2020, compared with all 2020 cars
Year end 2020 MINI CountrymanAll 2020 cars
2020 100.0%100.0%
2021 100.1%99.4%
2022 100.0%98.4%
2023 97.0%95.6%
2024 98.1%96.7%
2025 99.5%96.9%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2025 Updated

Recalls that may affect cars built around 2020

2 of the MINI Countryman’s 20 recalls in DVSA’s records cover cars built during 2020.

The 2020 on this page is the year of first registration, not the year the car was built. A car first registered early in 2020 may have been built in 2019, and recalls apply to particular build dates and VINs, so check the recalls either side too.

MINI Countryman recalls whose build dates include 2020
Launched Concern Built Vehicles
14 Dec 2020 Remaining particles in the cells of the high voltage battery can cause a short circuit 9 Mar 2020 to 18 Sept 2020 627
22 Oct 2020 Remaining particles in the cells of the high voltage battery can cause a short circuit 5 Jun 2020 to 4 Sept 2020 74

Every MINI Countryman recall · Check a specific car on GOV.UK · How we match recalls

Recall details come from manufacturers through DVSA. “Vehicles” is the number the manufacturer reported; “all models” means the figure covers everything in the recall. A recall listed here may not apply to a particular car: only the manufacturer or GOV.UK can say for its VIN.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated

Other years of the MINI Countryman

12 years of the MINI Countryman, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2013 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (75.9% passed first time) and the 2022 cars worst (90.6%).

MINI Countrymans by year of first registration
Year Registered Left Pass rate All cars
2011 8,105 68.4% 61.5%
2012 9,501 71.7% 63.6%
2013 10,386 75.9% 66.0%
2014 11,291 10,435 78.6% 69.1%
2015 8,482 8,019 82.1% 72.6%
2016 8,308 7,952 83.5% 75.6%
2017 10,742 10,663 86.0% 79.1%
2018 13,799 13,485 85.6% 81.8%
2019 16,412 16,157 88.4% 84.4%
2020 9,838 9,791 89.8% 86.9%
2021 9,546 9,321 89.9% 88.4%
2022 9,458 9,037 90.6% 89.4%

Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). Left: licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025. Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
MOT results and mileage Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Derived statistics UK Motoring
2025 8,083 MOT tests of 2020 MINI Countryman cars 15 September 2026
Cars on the record Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of 2025 9,791 cars still on the record (licensed or SORN) 15 September 2026
  • MOT figures cover normal tests in Great Britain in 2025 of MINI Countryman cars first registered in 2020; retests are excluded. “All cars” means every car we match to a model, first registered in 2020.
  • Year of first registration is DVSA’s first-use date: when the car was first registered, in the UK or abroad.
  • Defects and advisories are DVSA’s descriptions made readable. Where on the car a defect was found (side, front or rear) is ignored, so the same fault on any wheel counts once per test.
  • Mileage is the odometer reading at each car’s latest normal MOT of the year, as recorded by the tester. A few readings are in kilometres or mistyped; percentiles are not thrown by a handful of outliers.
  • Cars on the record come from DfT table VEH0124 and cover the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland; MOT figures cover Great Britain only.
  • DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.

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