What are the most common problems with a 2015 MINI Clubman?

The biggest MOT weak spot is wheels: flagged on 2.9% of tests, 2.6× the rate for all 2015 cars.

What should I ask the seller before buying a used 2015 MINI Clubman?

Any recent work on the wheels? (Flagged at MOT 2.6× as often on the 2015 MINI Clubman as on other cars the same age.) Can I see the service history and receipts for any big jobs?

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2015 MINI Clubman: common problems and MOT failures

What MOT testers find on the MINI Clubman first registered in 2015: we looked at the 4,272 MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Plus known faults and what to look at before you buy one.

4,272MOTs of 2015 cars, done in 2023–2025

79%pass first time (all 2015 cars: 74%)

7,200typical miles a year

2.6×the usual rate for wheels

What goes wrong more than usual on a 2015 MINI Clubman?

Parts flagged at MOT more often on the 2015 MINI Clubman than on all cars registered in 2015.

Wheels2.6× usual

MINI Clubman
2.9% All 2015 cars
1.1%

Failed outright at MOT: 0.7%, against 0.3% of all 2015 cars. The rest were advisories or minor defects.

Rough price £70–£150 our estimate

At the viewing: Check the tread on all four tyres, including the inside edges, and look for cracks or bulges.

Better than most

Shock absorbers: 2% here, against 4.6% of all 2015 cars.

Petrol or diesel: does it make a difference?

The same figures for each fuel on its own. Check which one the car you're looking at is: it's on the logbook and in its MOT history.

Fuel	Pass first time	Stands out	MOTs
Petrol	80%	Wheels 3×	3,048
Diesel	79%	Nothing unusual	1,224

Common 2015 MINI Clubman MOT failures and advisories

The share of 2015 MINI Clubman MOT tests where testers flagged each area, as a fail or an advisory. Rough prices are typical independent-garage costs.

Tyres

31% of testsRough price £70–£150

At the viewing: Check the tread on all four tyres, including the inside edges, and look for cracks or bulges.
Brakes

16% of testsRough price £150–£350

At the viewing: Look for a lip on the disc edges and feel for judder or pulling when braking firmly from about 40mph.
Suspension

11% of testsRough price £120–£400

At the viewing: Listen for knocks over speed bumps, and look behind each front wheel for a snapped coil spring.
Lights and electrics

10% of testsRough price £10–£80

At the viewing: Ask a friend to check every light, including brake lights and indicators, while you operate them.
Wipers, windscreen and mirrors

7% of testsRough price £15–£250

At the viewing: Check for chips in the driver's view, and test the wipers and washers.
Seats and seatbelts

2% of testsRough price £80–£250

At the viewing: Pull each seatbelt sharply. It should lock, and retract cleanly.

Questions to ask the seller before buying a 2015 MINI Clubman

Ask before you travel to see it. A seller who knows the car will have answers, and receipts.

Any recent work on the wheels? (Flagged at MOT 2.6× as often on the 2015 MINI Clubman as on other cars the same age.)
Can I see the service history and receipts for any big jobs?

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Other years

Every year of the MINI Clubman compared

Year	MOT tests	Most flagged
2026	–	Too new for MOT data
2024	–	Too new for MOT data
2023	–	Too new for MOT data
2022	248	Tyres 26%
2021	356	Tyres 28%
2020	125	Tyres 33%
2019	937	Tyres 31%
2018	18,537	Tyres 32%
2017	24,214	Tyres 31%
2016	26,712	Tyres 31%
2014	–	Too few tests
2013	161	Tyres 28%
2012	263	Tyres 32%
2011	365	Lights and electrics 30%
2010	281	Lights and electrics 41%
2009	267	Suspension 37%
2008	284	Suspension 39%
2007	–	Too few tests

Where this comes from: the DVSA's anonymised results for every MOT test done in Great Britain during 2023–2025, counting the MOTs of MINI Clubman cars first registered in 2015. "Flagged" includes advisories, so it isn't the same as a fail rate. How we score