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.
Overall evaluation | |
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Structure and safety cage | |
Driver injury measures | |
Head/neck | |
Chest | |
Hip/thigh | |
Lower leg/foot | |
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics |
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Action shot taken during the small overlap frontal crash test.
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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.
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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.
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The driver's space was maintained well, and risk of injuries to the dummy's legs and feet was low.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
Test ID | CEN1440 |
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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 |
Driver injury measures
Test ID | CEN1440 |
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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 |
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) as part of frontal crash test verification.
Overall evaluation | |
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Structure and safety cage | |
Driver injury measures | |
Head/neck | |
Chest | |
Leg/foot, left | |
Leg/foot, right | |
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics |
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
Test ID | VTF1322 |
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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 |
Driver injury measures
Test ID | VTF1322 |
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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 |
Roof strength
Rating applies to 2014-23 models
Tested vehicle: 2015 Mini Cooper 2-door
Overall evaluation | |
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Curb weight | 2,630 lbs |
Peak force | 13,532 lbs |
Strength-to-weight ratio | 5.15 |
Head restraints & seats
Seat type: Manual leather seat
Overall evaluation | |
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Dynamic rating | |
Seat/head restraint geometry |
Seat type | Manual leather seat |
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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 |
How the head restraint & seat test is conducted
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.