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Performance9.1/10 Based on 11 ratings
Practicality7.7/10 Based on 11 ratings
Reliability8.8/10 Based on 11 ratings
Value for Money7.9/10
Reviewer Rating8.3/10
Overall Rating8.6/10 Based on 17 ratings
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12- Mini Cooper 1.6 16V Reviews

  • Full review by
    Guest.
    on 7th May 2009


    User Rating : 8
    Respect : 0

    I have had my Mini Cooper for 4 years and have had it from new. Although I still love it I have had problems with it that you just don't expect from a £16,000 BMW! It has had 2 new steering colums, a new radiator fan and it rattles like hell. I also have the white wheels which are a nightmare to clean! The bracket on my exhaust has rotted and there is a hole developing in the exhaust box. I have only done 35,000 miles. All I can say is thank god the servicing is free for another year! Ah and my brakes knock but BMW can't find the reason why. I also find BMW (as always with dealers) unbelievably expensive. They charge you a fortune just to look at the car. But at least they wash it for you when it's done!
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  • Review by
    Sallie6532
    on 23rd Feb 2008


    User Rating : 10
    Respect : 0

    I have owned a Mini Cooper for 4 years now. It came to me 3 years old and with 11,000 miles on the clock. I traded in a family BMW 2000 for it and I love it. I choose to write now following a rear ending accident. The other driver was traveling approx 40 miles per hour, me and the traffic in front around 10 miles an hour. She pushed me off the road and I expected loads and loads of damage. Witness and police stopped; externally there appears to be only 2 scratches below the bumper. The safety fo ...
    Sallie6532's full review     | 185 words

  • Review by
    lucype
    on 20th Feb 2008


    User Rating : 6
    Respect : 0

    I've had my Mini Cooper now for 4 years. Very reliable and loved it up until two years ago when I needed to have more contact with the BMW Dealership. Had to go to the dealer for a couple of things, lights needing replacing, windscreen wipers wearing out quickly (4 months!), needed tuning every 6-8 months as cuts out easily. These tamperings are not counted in the TLC package so beware! These sound like inexpensive minor aggravations HOWEVER, after going to the dealership for a new windscreen af ...
    lucype's full review     | 150 words

  • Review by
    deebo
    on 28th Jul 2007


    User Rating : 7
    Respect : 0

    I've owned my Mini Cooper for nearly a year and it holds the corners really well, apart from the slight oversteer and the lack of exit speed that can be gained, the biggest most annoying thing is the windscreen, it sits far to vertical and the flies stick to it like glue, nearly everyday the windscreen needs a good rub down when I get home from work. It's nippy from 1st to 3rd gear and when in 5th it feels like theres still another gear to go. The rev counter 2 inches behind the steering wheel a ...
    deebo's full review     | 196 words

  • Review by
    mindy d Rank: Lance Corporal
    on 23rd Jul 2007


    User Rating : 10
    Respect : 0

    I love my Mini Cooper! I had a Mini One previously which was also good fun to drive but I decided to spoil myself. A very nippy car for city driving or around country lanes, grips the road well. Drove to Italy in my Mini One and have just got back from the Netherlands in my Cooper and no problems on either trip: an enjoyable and fun drive! Mini also do trips (see above) arranged around race tracks to give you opportunity to take it on the track, test out the run flat tyres and watch the stunt ...
    mindy d's full review     | 160 words

  • Review by
    pookyal Rank: Lance Corporal
    on 17th Jun 2007


    User Rating : 2
    Respect : +1

    I hate this car. I bought the car off my mum with only 12,000 miles on the clock and thought it was a safe bet. It was 4 years old and had the TLC package; only the 3 dealers I approached all said that they would not service the car as it had not done the minimum mileage and the car hadn't "told me" it needed it. I knew it needed it and surely that is what mattered. Further, and more importantly, the car was unsafe. It had a habit of cutting out, especially on sudden breaking. This happened a n ...
    pookyal's full review     | 270 words | 1 comment added.

  • Review by
    battersea Rank: Corporal
    on 4th Jun 2007


    User Rating : 10
    Respect : 0

    My Mini Cooper 1.6 16V is fast, fun, chili red with white roof and mirrors, 32 mpg, and reliable! Everyone should drive one! Can't wait to get the Traveller Wagon coming out 2008.
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  • Review by
    terencefish Rank: Sergeant
    on 22nd Oct 2006


    User Rating : 9
    Respect : 0

    It is as though my Mini Cooper 1.6 16V is glued to the road when cornering - great fun. Almost forget to fill up with petrol because it goes so far on a tank; great looks and great performance. Still like it loads and it seems to cross every cultural and economic barrier - a truly people's car.
    terencefish's full review     | 148 words

  • Review by
    UKOAP Rank: Sergeant
    on 1st Feb 2006


    User Rating : 10
    Respect : +2

    My Mini Cooper is over three years old now and still drives like new. It is ideal for parking around town, doesn't feel too small on the motorway and ignores the petrol pumps for a great deal of the time. I have had the odd problem with it, but, the garage has fixed it, if ever I have been worried, I can't remember what the problems were now, I think the tyre pressure warning light has come on a few times and I haven't known how to deal with it. There was a time when pulling away at a junctio ...
    UKOAP's full review     | 283 words

  • Review by
    carey934
    on 7th Nov 2005


    User Rating : 9
    Respect : 0

    The Mini Cooper is NOT made by BMW, any more than Jaguar's are made by FORD. BMW owns MINI, just as FORD owns Jaguar. MINI is the manufacturer, COOPER or COOPER S is the model. My review - go test drive one. You'll want buy it!
    carey934's full review     | 53 words

  • Review by
    monkimagic Rank: Sergeant
    on 24th Aug 2004


    User Rating : 10
    Respect : 0

    Never have I driven a car that holds the road like a Mini Cooper, my BMW Mini Cooper 1.6 16V City Car is styliish, fun, a head turner and a very well built car, this is another good review, you will notice that there is not one bad review about this car. Granted there were some early production gremlins but these have all been ironed out. The resale value is second to none and at present you can be sure to get all your money back from a private sale in the first year. 10/10
    monkimagic's full review     | 111 words | 1 comment added.

  • Review by
    eddiedraycott Rank: Sergeant
    on 2nd Jun 2004


    User Rating : 9
    Respect : +1

    The Bmw Mini Cooper 1.6 16V is something special and different in my opinion. When I was buying a car I wasnt sure what to have, I looked at Golfs, Polo's, Saxo's, everything around 10-14 thousand. then my brother said have you looked at BMW's, I was oh MINI, what are they like? I wasnt a big fan of the old ones at all. Then I went to the garage, oh my god how good and trendy do they look, even the dealerships look fun and friendly! The best thing was the different colour roofs, only on ...
    eddiedraycott's full review     | 325 words


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