Mini Paceman
Registered from 2013 to 2017.
About this model
The Mini Paceman is a three-door subcompact SUV sold by German automobile manufacturer BMW under the Mini brand. It is the three-door counterpart of the R60 Mini Countryman. It was introduced as the Paceman Concept at the 2011 North American International Auto Show. The production model debuted in September 2012.
From the Wikipedia article Mini Paceman, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2014 1.6 petrol. 236 of 2,096 tests failed, 11%.
Better than 84% of 2014 cars. The typical one fails 17%, across 870 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres and wheels | 54% | 127 |
| Brakes | 23% | 54 |
| Lights and electrics | 17% | 39 |
| Suspension | 11% | 27 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 10% | 23 |
| Body and structure | 7% | 17 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
Where it stands out against its peers
- Tyres and wheels: failed more often than 92% of 2014 cars — 54% of its 236 failed tests, where an ordinary 2014 car has 32%.
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 — 54% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Brakes — 23% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Suspension — 11% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Exhaust and emissions — 10% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 17% of its failures
- Body and structure — 7% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 100–120k miles this one fails 20% of its inspections, against the 23% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20k miles | 6% | 7% | 47 | |
| 20–40k miles | 9% | 11% | 393 | |
| 40–60k miles | 11% | 15% | 817 | |
| 60–80k miles | 11% | 19% | 607 | |
| 80–100k miles | 17% | 21% | 175 | |
| 100–120k miles | 20% | 23% | 40 |
2,079 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 40k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.