MINI Cooper - Reliability & safety
The MINI Cooper hasn’t been tested by Euro NCAP, but MINI has a decent reputation for reliability
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The latest MINI Cooper hasn’t gone through Euro NCAP’s safety tests yet, but there’s more safety kit than ever on this generation, including the likes of automatic emergency braking, traffic-sign recognition and lane-keep assist, so we’d be optimistic about its chances of a full five-star rating. Other optional features include MINI’s Park Assistant Plus, the ability to unlock the car via a smartphone, and a remote 360-degree monitoring system that can be accessed through MINI’s own app.
It’s hard to give a reliability rating for a model that’s all new, including its powertrain and platform. But MINI customers in general seem pretty happy with their vehicles’ performance and reliability; the brand generally posts a respectable ranking in our Driver Power owner-satisfaction survey.
Warranty
While the three-year duration of the MINI’s manufacturer’s warranty is nothing special, the unlimited mileage part is at least a step on from some cars in this class. It can’t match the seven-year warranty offered by MG, though.
The battery pack has a separate eight-year or 100,000-mile warranty, which guarantees that its capacity won’t drop below 70 per cent state of charge during the warranty period. If it does, the pack will be replaced.
