Real-world fuel economy

MINI Countryman MPG: what owners actually get

Owners report 40.8 mpg from a MINI Countryman, about 80% of the official figure. On its NEDC-tested engines that is 79%, worse than typical: the median NEDC-tested car in this 8,216-engine dataset returns 82%. The tables below give the figure for every engine and generation we hold. Add your own at the bottom and the averages get better for the next buyer.

40.8mpg
Real-world average, all engines
80%
of the official combined figure
23–73
Range reported by owners (mpg)
889
Owner submissions
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MINI Countryman

2010–2016 · real average 40.2 mpg · owners report 23.0–55.0 mpg · 704 submissions

EngineOfficial (NEDC)Official (WLTP)Real MPG% of officialOwners report
Cooper39.2–47.9–36.784%–
Cooper ALL440.9–42.2–38.092%30.9–41.0
Cooper ALL4 Automatic38.7–40.4–33.986%–
Cooper Automatic39.8–40.9–27.869%25.8–30.5
Cooper D64.2–67.3–45.269%35.0–55.0
Cooper D ALL457.6–60.1–42.372%33.0–52.2
Cooper D ALL4 Automatic46.3–47.9–38.782%35.0–46.0
Cooper D Automatic48.7–50.4–40.281%33.0–46.3
Cooper S39.8–47.1–35.482%–
Cooper S ALL436.7–44.1–32.981%27.0–39.5
Cooper S ALL4 Automatic38.7–39.8–28.673%23.0–34.7
Cooper S Automatic40.4–41.5–29.873%–
Cooper SD60.1–62.8–45.173%35.9–55.0
Cooper SD ALL456.5–58.9–42.774%33.0–50.0
Cooper SD ALL4 Automatic46.3–47.9–37.580%30.0–42.0
Cooper SD Automatic49.6–37.876%–
John Cooper Works ALL438.7–32.484%27.0–36.5
John Cooper Works ALL4 Automatic36.7–28.377%25.0–32.0
One39.2–49.6–38.988%30.1–47.0
One Automatic40.9–42.5104%–
One D64.2–46.172%39.0–53.8

MINI Countryman

2017–2024 · real average 42.9 mpg · owners report 25.0–73.0 mpg · 185 submissions

EngineOfficial (NEDC)Official (WLTP)Real MPG% of officialOwners report
Cooper47.1–51.441.5–57.641.985%*32.0–52.5
Cooper ALL446.338.7–41.5–––
Cooper ALL4 Automatic47.139.839.399%*38.5–40.0
Cooper ALL4 Steptronic–38.2–52.3–––
Cooper Automatic47.9–51.440.9–42.237.791%*29.0–45.5
Cooper D61.4–65.755.4–56.549.388%*44.0–55.0
Cooper D ALL457.6–60.138.7–50.444.9101%*39.0–51.0
Cooper D ALL4 Automatic57.6–58.938.2–51.444.8100%*38.0–50.4
Cooper D Automatic61.4–64.252.3–54.345.786%*40.3–49.6
Cooper S43.5–45.640.4–43.534.081%*28.0–40.9
Cooper S ALL440.4–33.683%31.0–36.2
Cooper S ALL4 Automatic44.138.2–39.231.281%*25.0–36.0
Cooper S ALL4 Steptronic–40.4–43.5–––
Cooper S E PHEV–156.9–166.253.733%*42.0–58.0
Cooper S PHEV–156.959.838%*50.0–73.0
Cooper S Steptronic47.140.4–44.140.395%*33.0–48.6
Cooper SD ALL4 Automatic57.6–58.9–43.975%37.1–50.0
Cooper SD Automatic61.4–62.8–43.169%37.0–51.0
Cooper Steptronic47.9–48.740.9–54.332.468%*–
One D67.3––––

All figures in miles per gallon (UK). “Owners report” is the spread of individual submissions for that engine. * Measured against the WLTP figure rather than NEDC.

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MINI Countryman fuel economy questions

What is the real-world MPG of a MINI Countryman?

Owners report an average of 40.8 mpg across all MINI Countryman engines with data, about 80% of the official combined figure. The engine tables on this page give the figure for each engine and generation.

Why is the MINI Countryman real MPG lower than the official figure?

Official figures come from a laboratory test cycle, not the road. Cold starts, short trips, hills, load, tyres and driving style all cost fuel the test does not see. A gap of 10 to 30 per cent is normal; a much bigger gap on one engine usually points at a fault, a heavy right foot, or a diesel that never gets warm.

Where did the Honest John MINI Countryman Real MPG page go?

The site closed in August 2026 and its Real MPG section went with it. This page is where the MINI Countryman figures now live: rebuilt from the archived dataset, with the official figures kept alongside, and reopened for new submissions.

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Where the MINI Countryman figures come from

If you used the Honest John Real MPG section before the site closed in 2026, this is where the MINI Countryman figures now live. The owner-reported averages above were rebuilt from the archived dataset (archived page, 2026-08) alongside the official NEDC and WLTP figures and new submissions from CarAdCheck readers, and the section is open so they keep improving. Real-world figures also feed the running-cost estimate in our free advert check.

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