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How many Mini Cooper cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 505,837 licensed and 40,737 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Mini Cooper generic-model group.

Looking at a Cooper?

Population figures cannot tell you whether one particular car is taxed, MOT-valid or safe to buy.

Check its registration free for the official tax, MOT and mileage record. If the car is still worth pursuing, the optional £9.99 full history check adds outstanding-finance, stolen and insurance write-off checks.

Wondering whether one particular Cooper is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the Cooper disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 508,088 in 2025 Q3 and stand at 505,837 in 2026 Q1, flat 0%. That is up 11% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 40,737 are declared SORN — 1 in 13 of the 546,574 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

A falling population is worth knowing before you buy: it usually means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply, and it is why a good example of a scarce model can hold its price while a neglected one is hard to sell at any price.

Cooper MOT pass rate

In 2024, 84.3% of 179,702 Mini Cooper MOTs passed first time — above the 71.2% UK average. Pass rate moves with age: 88.7% of cars aged 3–5 years passed first time, against 56% aged 15–30 years.

  • Condition — 4.3% of tests. Corrosion, damage or wear on a tested component. Worth seeing in person, as the cost ranges from trivial to structural.
  • Wipers — 3.1% of tests. Worn wiper blades. Minutes to fix, and a fair hint that servicing was skipped.
  • Headlamp Aim — 1.6% of tests. Headlights pointing too high or low. Cheap to adjust, and common on every make.
  • Mechanical Brake Components — 1.6% of tests. Worn discs, pads or callipers. Routine wear, but it should be priced into the deal.

Full age bands and failure notes are on the Mini Cooper MOT pass rate page.

Before you buy

  • Condition — 4.3% of tests in 2024. Corrosion, damage or wear on a tested component. Worth seeing in person, as the cost ranges from trivial to structural.
  • Wipers — 3.1% of tests in 2024. Worn wiper blades. Minutes to fix, and a fair hint that servicing was skipped.
  • Headlamp Aim — 1.6% of tests in 2024. Headlights pointing too high or low. Cheap to adjust, and common on every make.
  • Mechanical Brake Components — 1.6% of tests in 2024. Worn discs, pads or callipers. Routine wear, but it should be priced into the deal.
  • Check the actual Cooper — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.

Quarterly licensed and SORN counts

Every quarter DfT has published for this model group, newest first.

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q1505,83740,737
2025 Q4505,76439,279
2025 Q3508,08837,118
2025 Q2507,85536,175
2025 Q1504,53036,727
2024 Q4503,92335,410
2024 Q3506,35833,161
2024 Q2506,94032,196
2024 Q1506,10132,074
2023 Q4501,50831,004
2023 Q3498,19728,383
2023 Q2496,36927,245
2023 Q1490,53227,379
2022 Q4487,66227,009
2022 Q3484,77825,286
2022 Q2481,70724,513
2022 Q1474,45925,098
2021 Q4470,24025,016
2021 Q3466,10723,380
2021 Q2464,44223,125
2021 Q1457,42624,001
2020 Q4455,49223,121
2020 Q3453,76621,053
2020 Q2447,15121,404
2020 Q1442,56222,044
2019 Q4442,35519,224
2019 Q3439,00917,029
2019 Q2431,12915,977
2019 Q1424,90715,245
2018 Q4416,37615,108
2018 Q3410,31613,264
2018 Q2404,09912,403
2018 Q1395,07912,272
2017 Q4387,70512,257
2017 Q3382,18710,584
2017 Q2374,94810,093
2017 Q1365,4699,511
2016 Q4357,4169,291
2016 Q3350,3037,562
2016 Q2342,3106,833
2016 Q1333,5076,735
2015 Q4327,7266,269
2015 Q3321,3755,057
2015 Q2314,1174,821
2015 Q1305,7864,402
2014 Q4299,3764,288
2014 Q3296,3483,331

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Common questions

How many Mini Cooper cars are left in the UK?

505,837 were licensed and 40,737 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Mini Cooper cars are SORN?

40,737 are declared SORN — 1 in 13 of the 546,574 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the Cooper disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 508,088 in 2025 Q3 and stand at 505,837 in 2026 Q1, flat 0%. That is up 11% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 40,737 are declared SORN — 1 in 13 of the 546,574 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

What is the Mini Cooper MOT pass rate?

In 2024, 84.3% of 179,702 Mini Cooper MOTs passed first time — above the 71.2% UK average.

What does the Cooper fail its MOT on?

The most common initial failure categories in 2024 are condition (4.3% of tests), wipers (3.1% of tests), headlamp aim (1.6% of tests).

Does this say whether one Cooper is a good buy?

No. These are population figures for the model group. Enter that vehicle's registration for its own free MOT, tax and mileage record.

Source and limitations

Source: Department for Transport and DVLA, df_VEH0120_UK. Released 2026-07-15 under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

DVLA make and model fields are administrative data and can contain omissions or inconsistencies. These statistics describe model groups, not an individual registration.

Confidential cells marked [c] represent between 1 and 4 vehicles and are treated as zero in aggregates, so totals can be slightly understated.