Mini car reviews

Mini Cooper hatch and Convertible review

Petrol hatchback enters its fourth generation and promises driver fun at a competitive price

From £23,2708

19 November 2024

Mini Cooper hatch and Convertible review

MINI Aceman SE review 2024 01 front tracking

Mini Aceman review

Mini plugs the gap between Cooper and Countryman with a fun-loving, high-riding rival for the Volvo EX30

From £31,9207

19 November 2024

Mini Aceman review

01 Mini Cooper E Electric 2024 review lead driving front

Mini Cooper E and SE review

Mini's fourth-generation supermini icon reaches for sleeker looks, extra range and the latest digital technology

9 July 2024

Mini Cooper E and SE review

Mini Countryman Electric review

The Countryman EV is a likeable, well-resolved electric SUV – but not without shortcomings

3 June 2024

Mini Countryman Electric review

Mini Countryman review

Mini goes large with a ‘compact’ SUV that’s bigger than a Nissan Qashqai

From £29,4607

26 April 2024

Mini Countryman review

Used Mini Paceman 2013-2017 review

Distinctive coupé-SUV offers more driver thrills than the Countryman on which it's based - and it's rarer too

25 September 2023

Used Mini Paceman 2013-2017 review

Mini Electric Convertible review

The only car to combine true drop-down motoring and electric propulsion, this Convertible comes at a price

8 May 2023

Mini Electric Convertible review

Mini Convertible review

Second nip and tuck for third-generation Mini brings new tech and a sleeker look

28 May 2021

Mini Convertible review

Mini JCW GP 2020 road test review - hero front

Mini JCW GP review

Most extreme road-going Mini benefits from 302bhp, a strict diet and an eye-catching bodykit

29 April 2020

Mini JCW GP review

Mini Electric 2020 road test review - hero front

Mini Electric review

Mini’s new electric hatchback won’t break records on range or usability but has plenty of brand-typical zip and driver appeal. Isn’t bad value relative to other EVs, either

28 January 2020

Mini Electric review

Mini Cooper S Works 210 2017 review

Mini splits the difference between Cooper S and John Cooper Works, and what a revelation it is

8 December 2017

Mini Cooper S Works 210 2017 review

Mini Countryman Cooper S E All4 review

Can this plug-in hybrid successfully meld capability, frugality and performance?

From £31,5757

28 July 2017

Mini Countryman Cooper S E All4 review

Mini Countryman review

Mini’s modern-day Maxi is back for another swing at the hatchback mainstream, but is the Countryman good enough this time?

From £22,2657

10 March 2017

Mini Countryman review

Used Mini Convertible 2016-2020 review

Third-generation drop-top joins Mini’s new and improved line-up, delivering the same vivacious driving experience while exposed to the elements

From £22,2009

25 April 2016

Used Mini Convertible 2016-2020 review

Mini Clubman review

Mini's Peter Pan image finally diminishes as it grows up with the arrival of the mature-looking 'six-door' Clubman

3 December 2015

Mini Clubman review

Mini's John Cooper Works auto is less highly strung than before but quicker than ever

Mini John Cooper Works review

Faster and more rounded than any ‘Works’ Mini before it. Still a committed prospect – to buy and to use – but rewarding to drive

From £23,7808

8 May 2015

Mini John Cooper Works review

Mini 3-door Hatch review

Now in its third generation, we find out if the bigger, cleverer and more mature Mini can still entertain like it predecessors did

From £14,6208

3 April 2014

Mini 3-door Hatch review

Mini 5-door hatch review

Third-generation Mini hatchback comes with a range of new engines, more equipment and a practical five-door shape, but is it stretching the Mini name too far?

From £15,2509

7 March 2014

Mini 5-door hatch review