2011 MINI 1.6L Diesel · DC11 DWU

The 2011 MINI presents as roadworthy following the most recent MOT pass on 27 March 2025 at 141,453 miles, with no defects recorded. The maintenance trend is stable on paper, though the test history shows two failed attempts in consecutive years that were cleared without any listed defects, which points to administrative or presentation issues at the testing station rather than progressive mechanical decline. Mileage accumulation is broadly typical for a fifteen-year-old car, averaging roughly 9,430 miles per year. The record moves from 116,426 miles at the April 2023 pass to 131,342 miles on the failed 11 April 2024 test, then 141,453 miles by March 2025. That is about 25,000 miles over two years, a steady private-use pattern with no standing periods or sudden jumps. The sparse history, with only three pass years and two same-day fail-then-pass cycles, gives limited visibility of wear between tests. A buyer should still commission an independent inspection of suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake discs given the age and mileage, as the MOT record supplies no advisories to confirm their condition. The repeated fails with no defects logged on 20 March 2025 and 11 April 2024 suggest the previous owner used a single garage that retested quickly; this offers no evidence of skipped consumable upkeep but leaves corrosion and exhaust emissions unchecked by the data. Verify the V5C and ask the seller for service invoices to corroborate the clean test outcomes. Without advisories across the record, the MINI shows no worsening structural or mechanical trend, yet high-mileage R56-platform cars commonly develop subframe rust that a basic MOT may miss at this age.