The passenger compartment of the MINI Cooper E remained stable in the frontal offset test. Dummy readings indicated good protection of the knees and femurs of both front seat occupants. MINI showed that a similar level of protection would be provided to occupants of different sizes and to those sitting in different positions. Analysis of the deceleration of the impact trolley during the test, and analysis of the deformable barrier after the test, revealed that the MINI Cooper E would be a moderately benign impact partner in a frontal collision. In the full-width rigid barrier test, protection was good for all critical body regions of the driver and at least adequate for the rear seat passenger. In both the side barrier test and the more severe side pole impact, good protection was provided to all critical parts of the body and full points were scored. Control of excursion (the extent to which a body is thrown to the other side of the vehicle when it is hit from the far side) was found to be marginal. The MINI Cooper E has a countermeasure to mitigate against occupant-to-occupant injuries in such impacts. The airbag performed well in Euro NCAP’s tests with dummy readings indicating good protection for both the driver and passenger. Tests on the front seats and head restraints demonstrated good protection against whiplash injuries in the event of a rear-end collision. A geometric analysis of the rear seats also indicated good whiplash protection. The car has an advanced eCall system which alerts the emergency services in the event of a crash, and a system to prevent secondary impacts after the car has been in a collision. MINI demonstrated that the doors and windows would be openable to allow occupants to escape in the event of vehicle submergence.
The legs of the dummies used in Euro NCAP's tests are inflexible compared to those of a child and, in the case of the MINI Cooper E which has limited space in the rear seats, cannot give meaningful results in the dynamic crash tests. In such cases, separate crash tests are used to assess child protection. Those tests indicated that, in both the frontal offset test and the side barrier test, protection of all critical parts of the body would be good or adequate for the 6 and 10 year dummy. The front passenger airbag can be disabled to allow a rearward-facing child restraint to be used in that seating position. Clear information is provided to the driver regarding the status of the airbag and the system was rewarded. The Cooper E is not equipped as standard with 'child presence detection', a system which issues a warning when it recognises that a child or infant may have been left in the car. All of the child restraint types for which the MINI Cooper E is designed could be properly installed and accommodated in the car.
Protection of the head of a struck pedestrian or cyclist was largely marginal or adequate, with poor results recorded on the stiff windscreen pillars and at the base and top of the screen. Protection of the pelvis, the femur and the knee and tibia was good at all test locations and the MINI scored full points in these areas of the assessment. The autonomous emergency braking (AEB) system of the MINI can respond to vulnerable road users as well as to other vehicles. The system’s response to pedestrians was good, but protection of those to the rear of the car is available as an option and was not tested. The system’s performance in tests of its reaction to cyclists was also good but protection against ‘dooring’, where a door is suddenly opened in the path of a cyclist approaching from behind, is not on by default so scored no points. Performance of the AEB system was good in tests of its response to motorcyclists, with maximum points being scored.
Overall, the performance of the autonomous emergency braking (AEB) system was good in tests of its reaction to other vehicles, with impacts being avoided in most tests. A seatbelt reminder system is fitted as standard to the front and rear seats. The car has an indirect driver status monitoring system as standard, detecting driver fatigue but not distraction. The lane support system gently corrects the vehicle’s path if it is drifting out of lane and also intervenes in some more critical situations. The speed assistance system identifies the local speed limit. The driver can choose to allow the limiter to be set automatically by the system.
The passenger compartment of the MINI Cooper E remained stable in the frontal offset test. Dummy readings indicated good protection of the knees and femurs of both front seat occupants. MINI showed that a similar level of protection would be provided to occupants of different sizes and to those sitting in different positions. Analysis of the deceleration of the impact trolley during the test, and analysis of the deformable barrier after the test, revealed that the MINI Cooper E would be a moderately benign impact partner in a frontal collision. In the full-width rigid barrier test, protection was good for all critical body regions of the driver and at least adequate for the rear seat passenger. In both the side barrier test and the more severe side pole impact, good protection was provided to all critical parts of the body and full points were scored. Control of excursion (the extent to which a body is thrown to the other side of the vehicle when it is hit from the far side) was found to be marginal. The MINI Cooper E has a countermeasure to mitigate against occupant-to-occupant injuries in such impacts. The airbag performed well in Euro NCAP’s tests with dummy readings indicating good protection for both the driver and passenger. Tests on the front seats and head restraints demonstrated good protection against whiplash injuries in the event of a rear-end collision. A geometric analysis of the rear seats also indicated good whiplash protection. The car has an advanced eCall system which alerts the emergency services in the event of a crash, and a system to prevent secondary impacts after the car has been in a collision. MINI demonstrated that the doors and windows would be openable to allow occupants to escape in the event of vehicle submergence.
The legs of the dummies used in Euro NCAP's tests are inflexible compared to those of a child and, in the case of the MINI Cooper E which has limited space in the rear seats, cannot give meaningful results in the dynamic crash tests. In such cases, separate crash tests are used to assess child protection. Those tests indicated that, in both the frontal offset test and the side barrier test, protection of all critical parts of the body would be good or adequate for the 6 and 10 year dummy. The front passenger airbag can be disabled to allow a rearward-facing child restraint to be used in that seating position. Clear information is provided to the driver regarding the status of the airbag and the system was rewarded. The Cooper E is not equipped as standard with 'child presence detection', a system which issues a warning when it recognises that a child or infant may have been left in the car. All of the child restraint types for which the MINI Cooper E is designed could be properly installed and accommodated in the car.
Protection of the head of a struck pedestrian or cyclist was largely marginal or adequate, with poor results recorded on the stiff windscreen pillars and at the base and top of the screen. Protection of the pelvis, the femur and the knee and tibia was good at all test locations and the MINI scored full points in these areas of the assessment. The autonomous emergency braking (AEB) system of the MINI can respond to vulnerable road users as well as to other vehicles. The system’s response to pedestrians was good, but protection of those to the rear of the car is available as an option and was not tested. The system’s performance in tests of its reaction to cyclists was also good but protection against ‘dooring’, where a door is suddenly opened in the path of a cyclist approaching from behind, is not on by default so scored no points. Performance of the AEB system was good in tests of its response to motorcyclists, with maximum points being scored.
Overall, the performance of the autonomous emergency braking (AEB) system was good in tests of its reaction to other vehicles, with impacts being avoided in most tests. A seatbelt reminder system is fitted as standard to the front and rear seats. The car has an indirect driver status monitoring system as standard, detecting driver fatigue but not distraction. The lane support system gently corrects the vehicle’s path if it is drifting out of lane and also intervenes in some more critical situations. The speed assistance system identifies the local speed limit. The driver can choose to allow the limiter to be set automatically by the system.
The passenger compartment of the MINI Cooper E remained stable in the frontal offset test. Dummy readings indicated good protection of the knees and femurs of both front seat occupants. MINI showed that a similar level of protection would be provided to occupants of different sizes and to those sitting in different positions. Analysis of the deceleration of the impact trolley during the test, and analysis of the deformable barrier after the test, revealed that the MINI Cooper E would be a moderately benign impact partner in a frontal collision. In the full-width rigid barrier test, protection was good for all critical body regions of the driver and at least adequate for the rear seat passenger. In both the side barrier test and the more severe side pole impact, good protection was provided to all critical parts of the body and full points were scored. Control of excursion (the extent to which a body is thrown to the other side of the vehicle when it is hit from the far side) was found to be marginal. The MINI Cooper E has a countermeasure to mitigate against occupant-to-occupant injuries in such impacts. The airbag performed well in Euro NCAP’s tests with dummy readings indicating good protection for both the driver and passenger. Tests on the front seats and head restraints demonstrated good protection against whiplash injuries in the event of a rear-end collision. A geometric analysis of the rear seats also indicated good whiplash protection. The car has an advanced eCall system which alerts the emergency services in the event of a crash, and a system to prevent secondary impacts after the car has been in a collision. MINI demonstrated that the doors and windows would be openable to allow occupants to escape in the event of vehicle submergence.
The legs of the dummies used in Euro NCAP's tests are inflexible compared to those of a child and, in the case of the MINI Cooper E which has limited space in the rear seats, cannot give meaningful results in the dynamic crash tests. In such cases, separate crash tests are used to assess child protection. Those tests indicated that, in both the frontal offset test and the side barrier test, protection of all critical parts of the body would be good or adequate for the 6 and 10 year dummy. The front passenger airbag can be disabled to allow a rearward-facing child restraint to be used in that seating position. Clear information is provided to the driver regarding the status of the airbag and the system was rewarded. The Cooper E is not equipped as standard with 'child presence detection', a system which issues a warning when it recognises that a child or infant may have been left in the car. All of the child restraint types for which the MINI Cooper E is designed could be properly installed and accommodated in the car.
Protection of the head of a struck pedestrian or cyclist was largely marginal or adequate, with poor results recorded on the stiff windscreen pillars and at the base and top of the screen. Protection of the pelvis, the femur and the knee and tibia was good at all test locations and the MINI scored full points in these areas of the assessment. The autonomous emergency braking (AEB) system of the MINI can respond to vulnerable road users as well as to other vehicles. The system’s response to pedestrians was good, but protection of those to the rear of the car is available as an option and was not tested. The system’s performance in tests of its reaction to cyclists was also good but protection against ‘dooring’, where a door is suddenly opened in the path of a cyclist approaching from behind, is not on by default so scored no points. Performance of the AEB system was good in tests of its response to motorcyclists, with maximum points being scored.
Overall, the performance of the autonomous emergency braking (AEB) system was good in tests of its reaction to other vehicles, with impacts being avoided in most tests. A seatbelt reminder system is fitted as standard to the front and rear seats. The car has an indirect driver status monitoring system as standard, detecting driver fatigue but not distraction. The lane support system gently corrects the vehicle’s path if it is drifting out of lane and also intervenes in some more critical situations. The speed assistance system identifies the local speed limit. The driver can choose to allow the limiter to be set automatically by the system.
| Mobile Progressive Deformable Barrier | Full Width Rigid Barrier | |
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| Side Mobile Barrier | Side Pole |
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| Far-Side Excursion | Occupant Interaction |
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| Rear Seat | Front Seat |
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Frontal Impact - 15.9 Pts | Lateral Impact - 7.9 Pts |
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Equipment | Front Passenger | Row 2 Outboard | Row 2 Center | 3rd row outboard |
Isofix |  | |  |  |
i-Size | | | | |
Top tether | | | | |
Integrated CRS | | | | |
Child Presence Detection | | | | |
| i-Size | Isofix |
|---|---|
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| Seatbelt Attached | Legend |
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System Name | Warning function for pedestrians | |
Type | Auto-Brake with Forward Collision Warning | |
Operational From | 5 km/h | |
Scenario | Day time | Night time |
Car reversing into adult or child |  | |
Adult crossing a road into which a car is turning | | |
Adult crossing the road | | |
Child running from behind parked vehicles | | |
Adult along the roadside | | |
Scenario | Day time |
Approaching cyclist crossing from behind parked vehicles | |
Turning across path of an oncoming cyclist | |
Approaching a crossing cyclist | |
Approaching a cyclist along the roadside | |
Scenario | Day time |
Dooring a passing cyclist | Not default on |
Scenario | Autobrake function only | Driver reacts to warning |
Approaching a stationary motorcyclist | | |
Approaching a braking motorcyclist | | |
Turn across the path of an oncoming motorcyclist | | |
Scenario | Day time |
Changing lane across the path of an oncoming motorcyclist | |
Changing lane across the path of an overtaking motorcyclist | |
System Name | Speed Limit Assist |
Speed Limit Info Function | Camera & Map, subsigns supported |
Speed Control Function | Intelligent Speed Limiter not default ON (accurate to 5km/h) |
Warning | Driver Seat | Front Passenger(s) | Rear Passenger(s) |
Visual | | | |
Audible | | | |
Occupant Detection | | | |
System Name | Attentiveness Assistant |
Type | Indirect monitoring |
Operational From | 10km/h |
Fatigue | Drowsiness |
Distraction |  |
System Name | Lane Departure Warning with active return |
System Type | LKA and ELK |
Min Speed (Operational From) | 60km/h |
Performance | |
Emergency Lane Keeping | |
Lane Keep Assist | |
Human Machine Interface | |
System Name | Front collision warning with brake intervention |
Type | |
Operational From | 5 km/h |
Sensor Used | Camera |
Scenario | Autobrake function only | Driver reacts to warning |
Approaching a car crossing a junction | | |
Approaching a car head-on | | |
Turning across the path of an oncoming car | | |
Approaching a stationary car | | |
Approaching a slower moving car | | |
Approaching a braking car | | |
Driver | Passenger | Rear | |
Front Airbag | | |  |
Belt Pretensioner | | | |
Belt Loadlimiter | | | |
Knee Airbag | | | |
Driver | Passenger | Rear | |
Front Airbag | | | |
Belt Pretensioner | | | |
Belt Loadlimiter | | | |
Knee Airbag | | | |
Driver | Passenger | Rear | |
Side Head Airbag | | | |
Side Chest Airbag | | | |
Side Pelvis Airbag | | | |
Centre Airbag | | | |
Passenger | Rear | |
Isofix | | |
i-Size | | |
Integrated Child Seat | | |
Airbag Cut-Off Switch | | |
Child Presence Detection | | |
Driver | Passenger | Rear | |
Seatbelt Reminder | | | |
Active bonnet | |
AEB vulnerable road users | |
AEB pedestrian - reverse |  |
Cyclist dooring prevention | |
AEB motorcyclist | |
AEB car-to-car | |
Speed assistance | |
Lane assist system | |
Fatigue detection | |
Distraction detection | |
Note: other equipment may be available on the vehicle but was not considered in the test year
Body Type | Variant Description | Drivetrain | Rating Applies LHD | Rating Applies RHD |
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Body Type | Variant Description | Drivetrain | Rating Applies LHD | Rating Applies RHD |
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Date | Event | Outcome | |
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2025-03-05 | Rating Published | |
