Mini John Cooper Works
Registered from 2004 to 2021.
About this model
The Mini John Cooper Works WRC is a World Rally Car debuted by the Mini WRC Team during the 2011 World Rally Championship season. It is the first rally car to bear the Mini label in top-level rallying since the 1960s. The car was entered in a limited campaign for 2011, with a view to a complete championship from 2012 and was run by Prodrive, who previously had success with the Subaru Impreza WRC.
From the Wikipedia article Mini John Cooper Works WRC, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2017 2.0 petrol. 422 of 3,514 tests failed, 12%.
Better than 48% of 2017 cars. The typical one fails 12%, across 926 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres and wheels | 74% | 313 |
| Visibility | 14% | 59 |
| Brakes | 10% | 42 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 5% | 20 |
| Suspension | 4% | 18 |
| Lights and electrics | 3% | 13 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Any fracture or welding defect on a wheel
Where it stands out against its peers
- Tyres and wheels: failed more often than 95% of 2017 cars — 74% of its 422 failed tests, where an ordinary 2017 car has 41%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Tyres and wheels — 74% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Brakes — 10% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Visibility — 14% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
When it starts failing
At 80–100k miles this one fails 17% of its inspections, against the 16% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20k miles | 8% | 6% | 492 | |
| 20–40k miles | 12% | 10% | 1,674 | |
| 40–60k miles | 13% | 13% | 1,061 | |
| 60–80k miles | 15% | 15% | 245 | |
| 80–100k miles | 17% | 16% | 35 |
3,507 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 20k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 2.0 petrol · 302 hp · 1330 kg · 2495 mm wheelbase · 8.3 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2020 | 2.0 petrol · 302 hp · 1330 kg · 2495 mm wheelbase · 7.9 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2019 | 2.0 petrol · 228 hp · 1586 kg · 2670 mm wheelbase · 6.6 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2018 | 2.0 petrol · 228 hp · 1324 kg · 2495 mm wheelbase · 5.6 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2017 | 2.0 petrol · 238 hp · 1319 kg · 2474 mm wheelbase · 5.7 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2016 | 2.0 petrol · 228 hp · 1317 kg · 2495 mm wheelbase · 5.9 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2015 | 2.0 petrol · 228 hp · 1289 kg · 2495 mm wheelbase · 5.9 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2014 | 1.6 petrol · 214 hp · 1458 kg · 2579 mm wheelbase · 7.2 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2013 | 1.6 petrol · 212 hp · 1378 kg · 2537 mm wheelbase · 7.1 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2012 | 1.6 petrol · 209 hp · 1254 kg · 2477 mm wheelbase · 6.9 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2011 | 1.6 petrol · 208 hp · 1232 kg · 2467 mm wheelbase · 6.9 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2010 | 1.6 petrol · 1237 kg · 2467 mm wheelbase · 6.9 L/100km (NEDC) |