MINI Countryman - Reliability & safety

It’s too soon to say how the latest MINI Countryman will perform in our Driver Power owner-satisfaction survey, but the MINI brand scored a decent mid-way 15th place result out of 32 manufacturers in our 2023 survey, with owners being generally quite happy with the performance and dependability of their cars. 

Safety experts Euro NCAP haven’t tested the latest MINI Countryman, but we anticipate that it should score well given that it has plenty of the latest safety assistance tech, from autonomous emergency braking (AEB) to help prevent or mitigate low-speed collisions with pedestrians and other vehicles, to blind spot monitoring to warn you of other vehicles alongside you on the motorway when you go to change lanes. Adaptive cruise control comes with the Level 1 pack, while the Level 3 pack on higher trim Exclusive models and above works at a higher speed and also incorporates a lane change assist function for use on dual-carriageways and motorways.

Warranty 

A three-year manufacturer’s warranty period for the MINI Countryman isn’t particularly spectacular, but it does at least have an unlimited mileage policy, which is a step ahead of most rivals.

The electric E and SE models have a separate eight-year or 100,000-mile warranty for the battery pack, which guarantees that its capacity won’t drop below 70 per cent state of charge during the warranty period. If it does, the pack will be replaced.

Servicing

You can purchase an inclusive service package when purchasing a MINI Countryman, starting from a little under £400 or around £10 per month to cover electric versions for four years' worth of servicing, or a little over £1,000 (£1,100 for JCW models) or £14 per month for petrol and plug-in hybrid models.

When your MINI needs to be serviced, you’ll be notified either by message in the car or via your app log-in.