It’s too soon to say how the latest MINI Countryman will perform in our Driver Power owner-satisfaction survey, but the MINI brand dropped five places from its 2023 score, down to 20th out of 32 manufacturers for the 2024 rankings. While that does put it ahead of fellow premium small SUV manufacturers such as Mercedes and Volkswagen, it has fallen behind Volvo and BMW.

Safety experts Euro NCAP awarded the latest MINI Countryman five stars out of five for safety after it was tested in 2024. It matched the Volkswagen Tiguan for adult occupant protection and beat its rival in terms of its safety assistance technology, but the Tiguan is ahead for child occupant and vulnerable road user protection.

As with most small SUVs, the Countryman has plenty of the latest safety assistance tech, from autonomous emergency braking (AEB) to help prevent or mitigate low-speed collisions with pedestrians and other vehicles, to blind spot monitoring to warn you of other vehicles alongside you on the motorway when you go to change lanes. Adaptive cruise control comes with the Level 1 pack, while the Level 3 pack on higher trim Exclusive models and above works at a higher speed and also incorporates a lane change assist function for use on dual-carriageways and motorways.

Key standard safety features	Euro NCAP safety ratings
Autonomous emergency braking (AEB) eCall Lane departure warning Traffic sign recognition	Five-stars (Euro NCAP, 2024) Adult occupant protection - 83% Child occupant protection - 87% Vulnerable road user protection - 81% Safety assist - 79%

Warranty

A three-year manufacturer’s warranty period for the MINI Countryman isn’t particularly spectacular, but it does at least have an unlimited mileage policy, which is a step ahead of most rivals.

The electric E and SE models have a separate eight-year or 100,000-mile warranty for the battery pack, 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.

Servicing

You can purchase an inclusive service package when ordering a MINI Countryman, starting from a little under £400 or around £10 per month to cover electric versions for four years' worth of servicing, or a little over £1,000 (£1,100 for JCW models) or £14 per month for petrol and plug-in hybrid models.

When your MINI needs to be serviced, you’ll be notified either by message in the car or via your app log-in.

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Dean Gibson

Senior test editor

Dean has been part of the Auto Express team for more than 20 years, and has worked across nearly all departments, starting on magazine production, then moving to road tests and reviews. He's our resident van expert, but covers everything from scooters and motorbikes to supercars and consumer products.