2011 MINI (R57) 2.0L Diesel · CY11 AAX

As of the October 2025 test at 145,721 miles, this MINI holds a valid pass with no recorded defects, and the five-year record shows a broadly stable maintenance pattern. The tester cleared the car on 27 October 2025 after a failure five days earlier at the identical mileage, yet neither entry lists any specific fault. That unusual fail-pass sequence points to a minor rectifiable issue or a recording anomaly rather than a deepening mechanical problem, and every pass from 2023 onwards carried no advisories at all. The mileage profile is consistent with normal use. At roughly 15 years old and 145,721 miles, the car averages about 9,715 miles per year, which is typical for its age. More telling is the recent accumulation: from the November 2023 failure at 133,695 miles to the October 2025 test, the car covered roughly 12,000 miles over about 23 months, or around 6,300 miles per year. That is lighter than the lifetime average and suggests a period of reduced daily use, though nothing in the odometer readings indicates long idleness or sudden heavy abuse. With no recurring faults or structural flags in the recorded history, the data alone cannot justify alarm. What a buyer should do is inspect in person the components that typically degrade on a high-mileage R57 of this age. Look for wear in suspension bushes and coil springs, binding or scored brake discs, and any corrosion on subframes or floorpan seams. The convertible roof mechanism and coolant system are also worth a close check, as these are known weak points on the model and are not always captured in a pass certificate. The clean MOT record is encouraging, but a car at 145,721 miles still demands a physical inspection of the consumables and structure before purchase, particularly given the mysterious fail-pass gap that the paperwork does not explain.