2025 Mini Countryman

small car / 4-door hatchback

2025 Mini Countryman 4-door hatchback

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Small overlap front
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: updated test

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Headlights
Front crash prevention: pedestrian
Standard system

Other available safety features

  • Standard lane departure warning & prevention

Key

  • Good
  • Acceptable
  • Marginal
  • Poor

Small overlap front

The small overlap front evaluation consists of a driver-side and a passenger-side component. If the results of the two evaluations differ, then the combined small overlap rating is equal to the lower rating.

Driver-side

  • Rating applies to 2025 models

Tested vehicle: 2025 Mini Countryman S 4-door 4wd

The Mini Countryman was redesigned for the 2025 model year. Driver-side small overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2025 Countryman conducted by BMW as part of frontal crash test verification.

Overall driver-side evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID VTN2406
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) 4
Footrest (cm) 4
Left toepan (cm) 1
Brake pedal (cm) 7
Parking brake (cm)
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) 2
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column 1
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) 3
Upper dash (cm) 4
Lower instrument panel (cm) 4

Driver injury measures

Test ID VTN2406
Head
HIC-15 239
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.8
Extension bending moment (Nm) 14
Maximum Nij 0.16
Chest maximum compression (mm) 30
Femur (kN)
Left 1.2
Right 0.3
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 2
Right 2
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 0
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.62
Right 0.41
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 1.6
Right 0.9
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 103
Right 55

Passenger-side

  • Rating applies to 2025 models

Tested vehicle: 2025 Mini Countryman S 4-door 4wd

The Mini Countryman was redesigned for the 2025 model year. Passenger-side small overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2025 Countryman conducted by BMW as part of frontal crash test verification.

Overall passenger-side evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Passenger restraints and dummy kinematics
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on passenger side

Test ID VTP2408
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) 6
Footrest (cm) 4
Right toepan (cm) 2
Center toepan (cm) 1
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) 3
Upper occupant compartment
Center dash (cm) 3
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) 4
Upper dash (cm) 5
Right lower dash (cm) 5

Passenger injury measures

Test ID VTP2408
Head
HIC-15 180
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.3
Extension bending moment (Nm) 7
Maximum Nij 0.23
Chest maximum compression (mm) 20
Femur (kN)
Left 2.0
Right 2.2
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 3
Right 5
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 0
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.63
Right 0.65
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 2.7
Right 2.1
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 50
Right 61

Driver injury measures

Test ID VTP2408
Head
HIC-15 189
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.2
Extension bending moment (Nm) 14
Maximum Nij 0.27
Chest maximum compression (mm) 32
Femur (kN)
Left 0.5
Right 1.0
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 2
Right 4
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 0
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.37
Right 0.45
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 1.7
Right 1.4
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 42
Right 79

How the small overlap front test is conducted

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2025 models

Tested vehicle: 2025 Mini Countryman S 4-door 4wd

The Mini Countryman was redesigned for the 2025 model year. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2025 Countryman conducted by BMW as part of frontal crash test verification.

Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Leg/foot, left
Leg/foot, right
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID VTF2403
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 2
Left (cm) 3
Center (cm) 5
Right (cm) 7
Brake pedal (cm) 2
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 0
Right (cm) 0
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) -4
Rearward (cm) -9
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 0

Driver injury measures

Test ID VTF2403
Head
HIC-15 231
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.4
Extension bending moment (Nm) 22
Maximum Nij 0.36
Chest maximum compression (mm) 40
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 1.3
Femur force - right (kN) 1.8
Knee displacement - left (mm) 1
Knee displacement - right (mm) 3
Maximum tibia index - left 0.44
Maximum tibia index - right 0.63
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 3.2
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 3.0
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 69
Right 113

How the moderate overlap front test is conducted

Side: updated test

Rating applies to 2025 models

Tested vehicle: 2025 Mini Countryman S 4-door 4wd

The Mini Countryman was redesigned for the 2025 model year. Side 2.0 ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2025 Countryman conducted by BMW as part of side crash test verification.

Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis
Driver head protection
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis
Rear passenger head protection
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID VTS2409
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -27.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Test ID VTS2409
Head
HIC-15 153
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.1
Compression (kN) 0.4
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 20
Lateral force (kN) 0.8
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 26
Average deflection (mm) 23
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 3.29
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.26
Pelvis
Combined force (kN) 3.7

Passenger injury measures

Test ID VTS2409
Head
HIC-15 183
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.6
Compression (kN) 0.4
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 27
Lateral force (kN) 1.5
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 33
Average deflection (mm) 28
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 2.50
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.47
Pelvis
Combined force (kN) 4.5

How the side crash test is conducted

Headlights

Trim level(s)

  • All trims
Low-beam headlight typeLED projector
High-beam headlight typeLED projector
Curve-adaptive?No
High-beam assist?Yes
Overall rating
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:
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Low beams
On the straightaway, visibility was good on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was fair on the sharp left and both right curves and inadequate on the gradual left curve.

The low beams created some glare.

High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was good on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was fair in all 4 tests.

High-beam assist compensates for some limitations of this vehicle's low beams on the straightaway and all 4 curves.

Technical measurements for this test
Trim level(s)
  • All trims
Low-beam headlight type LED projector
High-beam headlight type LED projector
Curve-adaptive? No
High-beam assist? Yes
Overall rating
Applies to 2025 models
LOW BEAMS Average minimum useful
illumination distance (5 lux)
Amount glare
exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge 98.9 m None
Straightaway left edge 59.6 m None
250m radius right curve, right edge 60.9 m None
250m radius left curve, left edge 54.3 m None
150m radius right curve, right edge 53.4 m 4.5%
150m radius left curve, left edge 52.8 m None
HIGH BEAMS Average minimum useful
illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge 146.5 m
Straightaway left edge 143.2 m
250m radius right curve, right edge 70.8 m
250m radius left curve, left edge 69.0 m
150m radius right curve, right edge 55.8 m
150m radius left curve, left edge 59.1 m

How headlights are evaluated

Front crash prevention: pedestrian

Rating applies to all 2025 models

System details

  • standard Warning Function For Pedestrians
Overall evaluation
Includes high-beam assist credit

Crossing child — day

  • In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
  • In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.

Crossing adult — night

  • In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision when using its high beams. When using its low beams, this vehicle avoided a collision.
  • In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision when using its high beams. When using its low beams, this vehicle avoided a collision.

Parallel adult — night

  • In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision when using its high beams. When using its low beams, this vehicle avoided a collision.
  • In the 37 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision when using its high beams and a warning was issued 1.5 seconds before impact. When using its low beams, this vehicle avoided a collision and a warning was issued 1.4 seconds before impact.

How front crash prevention is evaluated