Applies to 2007-13 models
| Overall evaluation |
G
|
| Structure and safety cage |
G
|
| Injury measures |
| Head/neck |
A
|
| Chest |
G
|
| Leg/foot, left |
G
|
| Leg/foot, right |
G
|
| Restraints and dummy kinematics |
G
|
| Important: Frontal crash test ratings should be compared only among vehicles of similar weight. |
The Mini Cooper was redesigned for the 2007 model year. Frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by BMW (manufacturer of the Mini) as part of frontal crash test verification.
Injury measures
Measures taken from the neck, chest, and both legs indicate low risk of injuries to these body regions in a crash of this severity. A high head acceleration occurred when the dummy's head hit the steering wheel through the airbag, indicating that head injuries would be possible. Head acceleration from the roof rail hit was negligible.
Restraints and dummy kinematics
Dummy movement was well controlled. During rebound, the dummy's head hit the roof rail.
Tested vehicle specifications
| Tested vehicle |
2007 Mini Cooper 2-door |
| Weight |
2,460 lbs. |
| Side airbags |
front and rear head curtain airbags and front seat-mounted torso airbags |
| Wheelbase |
97 in. |
| Length |
146 in. |
| Width |
66 in. |
| Engine |
1.6 L 4-cylinder |
| EPA ratings |
30 mpg city / 37 mpg highway |
How this test is conducted
Measures of occcupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID |
VTF0710 |
| Footwell intrusion |
| Footrest (cm) |
5 |
| Left (cm) |
9 |
| Center (cm) |
9 |
| Right (cm) |
10 |
| Brake pedal (cm) |
6 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement |
| Left (cm) |
3 |
| Right (cm) |
2 |
| Steering column movement |
| Upward (cm) |
-1 |
| Rearward (cm) |
1 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) |
1 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID |
VTF0710 |
| Head |
| HIC-15 |
226 |
| Peak gs at hard contact |
76 |
| Neck |
| Tension (kN) |
1.9 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) |
17 |
| Maximum Nij |
0.36 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) |
28 |
| Legs |
| Femur force - left (kN) |
0.5 |
| Femur force - right (kN) |
1.7 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) |
1 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) |
1 |
| Maximum tibia index - left |
0.48 |
| Maximum tibia index - right |
0.51 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) |
2.3 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) |
2.6 |
| Foot acceleration (g) |
| Left |
47 |
| Right |
64 |