2013 MINI Countryman 1.6L Petrol · KB57 EER

The vehicle currently fails the roadworthiness standard. The most recent test on 5 November 2025 at 89,889 miles returned a failure with no defects recorded, leaving the precise cause undocumented by the DVLA extract. Prior to that, the test history shows a clean pass on 2 November 2024 at 73,867 miles following a failure on 21 October 2024 at 73,796 miles, also with no defects logged. The trend is unstable rather than improving, with two failures in the last fourteen months and no advisory data to explain them. Mileage accumulation is consistent with typical use for a 2013 registered car. The record shows 53,887 miles in October 2022, rising to 63,986 miles by October 2023, then 73,796 miles by October 2024, and 89,889 miles by November 2025. That equates to roughly 10,000 miles per year in the last interval, above the lifetime average of 6,915, suggesting heavier recent use. The sparse history with no advisories across five tests gives little insight into consumable or structural condition, though two undocumented failures imply either administrative issues or faults cleared before official notation. A buyer should commission a physical inspection of the braking system, suspension bushes, coil springs, and underbody corrosion given the unexplained failures. The October 2024 and November 2025 rejections with zero recorded defects point to possible emissions, lighting, or structural faults caught at the bay and rectified off-record. Verify the actual reason for the latest failure with the testing station before purchase. Check tyre tread depth, wiper condition, and exhaust integrity in person. The clean passes in 2022 and 2023 at 53,887 and 63,986 miles indicate the prior owner kept the car test-compliant, but the cluster of failures near 73,000 and 89,000 miles suggests maintenance discipline slipped or the car entered harder service.