Clean air zones
Which MINI models meet the ULEZ standard?
DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 3,198,803 MOT tests · Updated
At least 70.8% of 3,198,803 MINI MOT tests in 2022–2025 were on cars that meet the ULEZ standard by first-use date alone [1].
- 6 MINI models with at least 1,000 MOT tests each; the most tested is the MINI Cooper and One (2,619,180 MOT tests)
- Range: from at least 55.2% (MINI Paceman) to at least 82.9% (MINI Roadster) of tests on cars that meet it by date
- Diesel: 18.3% of MINI MOT tests; a diesel generally meets Euro 6 only if first used from September 2015 [2]
- Per car: the Euro standard on the V5C decides, whatever the model
The fuel, the first-use date and the Euro standard on the V5C decide it for each car. Check the reg first.
Every MINI model page
Most tested first. The share counts MOT tests on cars first used late enough to meet the standard by date alone (petrol from 2006, diesel and hybrids from 2016, electric always), so it is a lower bound: many older MINI cars meet it too.
| Model | MOT tests | Main fuel | Meet it by date |
|---|---|---|---|
| MINI Cooper and One ULEZ | 2,619,180 | Petrol (82.7%) | at least 70.3% |
| MINI Countryman ULEZ | 415,814 | Petrol (63.3%) | at least 71.5% |
| MINI Clubman ULEZ | 111,887 | Petrol (72.5%) | at least 82.3% |
| MINI Paceman ULEZ | 31,851 | Petrol (53.2%) | at least 55.2% |
| MINI Roadster ULEZ | 12,312 | Petrol (83.0%) | at least 82.9% |
| MINI Coupe ULEZ | 7,759 | Petrol (78.1%) | at least 76.3% |
Compliance is decided for each car, not for a model. A zone checks the Euro emissions standard the car was built to, which is on the V5C log book or the maker’s certificate of conformity. Check one car with our ULEZ checker or TfL’s vehicle checker.
Check one car against the clean air zones
These figures are for a model or a zone as a whole. The ULEZ checker estimates one car's status from its fuel, first registration date and VCA emissions data; the zone operator's own checker has the final word. A registration also shows the car's DVSA MOT record.
- Check an MINI's MOT history Every MOT test, fail item, advisory and mileage reading DVSA holds for that registration.
Sources
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 3,198,803 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.
- Transport for London, ULEZ standards and charges for cars. TfL (text used as facts; see TfL terms). Accessed 22 Sep 2026.
Zone rules are read from the operators’ own pages and GOV.UK, quote-checked against a saved copy, and dated. The Euro standard by first-use date is a guide for a group of cars; a zone decides for each car. MOT figures count class 4 normal MOT tests; vans in class 4 cannot be separated from cars in the national figures.