Front impact: Good
Side impact: Acceptable
Whiplash protection: Good
ESC: Standard on 2009 models.
The Mini Cooper is smaller than any of these other cars. It falls into the Insurance Institute's category of "Mini cars," which are smaller than "Small cars."
Nevertheless, the Mini Cooper, performed better in these crash tests than some of the larger models.
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Last updated December 17 2008: 11:21 AM ET