2014 Mini Cooper

minicar / 2-door hatchback

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria	Rating
Small overlap front: driver-side
Moderate overlap front: original test
Roof strength
Head restraints & seats

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle	Not available

Key

G
Good
A
Acceptable
M
Marginal
P
Poor

Superior
Advanced
Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Small overlap front: driver-side

Rating applies to 2014-24 models

Tested vehicle: 2014 Mini Cooper 2-door

The Mini Cooper was redesigned for the 2014 model year.

Evaluation criteria	Rating

Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Action shot taken during the small overlap frontal crash test.

The dummy's position in relation to the door frame, steering wheel, and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained very well.

The frontal and side curtain airbags worked well together to keep the head from coming close to any stiff structure or outside objects that could cause injury.

The driver's space was maintained well, and risk of injuries to the dummy's legs and feet was low.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEN1440
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm)	7
Footrest (cm)	7
Left toepan (cm)	2
Brake pedal (cm)	5
Parking brake (cm)
Rocker panel lateral average (cm)	1
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column	3
Upper hinge pillar max (cm)	5
Upper dash (cm)	5
Lower instrument panel (cm)	4

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEN1440
Head
HIC-15	167
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.1
Extension bending moment (Nm)	13
Maximum Nij	0.20
Chest maximum compression (mm)	24
Femur (kN)
Left	0.8
Right	0.0
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	1
Right	2
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	0
Right	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.64
Right	0.28
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	2.2
Right	0.4
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	93
Right	52

About the small overlap front test

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2014-24 models

Tested vehicle: 2014 Mini Cooper 2-door

The Mini Cooper was redesigned for the 2014 model year. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by BMW (manufacturer of the Mini).

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Leg/foot, left
Leg/foot, right
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1322
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	4
Left (cm)	8
Center (cm)	8
Right (cm)	8
Brake pedal (cm)	4
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	2
Right (cm)	2
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	-1
Rearward (cm)	-5
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	2

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1322
Head
HIC-15	138
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.2
Extension bending moment (Nm)	6
Maximum Nij	0.23
Chest maximum compression (mm)	35
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	0.7
Femur force - right (kN)	1.0
Knee displacement - left (mm)	1
Knee displacement - right (mm)	1
Maximum tibia index - left	0.39
Maximum tibia index - right	0.43
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	2.3
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	2.5
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	97
Right	92

About the original moderate overlap front test

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2014-23 models

Tested vehicle: 2015 Mini Cooper 2-door

Overall evaluation
Curb weight	2,630 lbs
Peak force	13,532 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio	5.15

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Manual leather seat

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry

Technical measurements for this test

Seat type	Manual leather seat
Geometry
Backset (mm)	10
Distance below top of head (mm)	21
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g)	13.4
Head contact time (ms)	48
Force rating	1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	1
Max neck tension (N)	285

About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.