MINI Cooper MPG by year — every rating on record

The MINI Cooper has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 12 model years, from 2002 to 2013. Across those years its best rated version returned 32 mpg (2008) and its thirstiest returned 25 mpg (2002). The EPA record holds 23 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Minicompact Cars.

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The MINI Cooper placed highest in 2002 at #1 of 16, and lowest in 2013 at #5 of 30. It spent 12 of its 12 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 23 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 3 of 3 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Cooper fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2013 MINI Cooper burns 359 to 383 gallons depending on configuration. Below is what that costs at three pump prices, and how much more the thirstiest configuration costs than the most efficient one.

EPA’s own estimate for the 2013 model year is $2,400 to $2,600 a year in fuel, or $1,750 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Minicompact Cars

Across the 153 nameplates EPA classifies as Minicompact Cars, the median best combined rating is 21 mpg. At 32 mpg the MINI Cooper is 11 mpg better the median, which is worth about $659 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Minicompact Cars rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other MINI nameplates

Every MINI model compared → — all nameplates ranked by best combined rating, with what each one costs a year.