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MINI John Cooper Works Fuel Economy (MPG)

What is the real-world gas mileage of a 2026 MINI John Cooper Works?

The 2026 MINI John Cooper Works gets up to 30 MPG combined (26 city / 35 highway) in EPA testing.

Latest model year (2026):

The MINI John Cooper Works gets up to 30 MPG combined (26 city / 35 highway) in the Auto (AM-S7), 4 cyl, 2.0 L trim.

Verifiedfueleconomy.gov · Verified August 11, 2026
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MINI John Cooper Works MPG — All Years

YearTrimEngineFuelCity (MPG)Hwy (MPG)Combined (MPG)
2026Config 1 of 2Auto (AM-S7), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline263530
2026Config 2 of 2Auto (AM-S7), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline273730
2025Config 1 of 3Auto (AM-S7), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline233026
2025Config 2 of 3Auto (AM-S7), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline263530
2025Config 3 of 3Auto (AM-S7), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline273730
2024Config 1 of 5Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline233126
2024Config 2 of 5Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline253328
2024Config 3 of 5Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline263529
2024Config 4 of 5Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline243026
2024Config 5 of 5Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline223226
2023Config 1 of 5Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline233126
2023Config 2 of 5Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline243026
2023Config 3 of 5Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline243327
2023Config 4 of 5Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline253429
2023Config 5 of 5Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline223125
2022Config 1 of 5Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline233026
2022Config 2 of 5Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline243328
2022Config 3 of 5Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline253429
2022Config 4 of 5Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline233126
2022Config 5 of 5Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline223125
2021Config 1 of 6Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline233026
2021Config 2 of 6Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline263429
2021Config 3 of 6Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline253328
2021Config 4 of 6Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline243026
2021Config 5 of 6Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline233126
2021Config 6 of 6Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline233327
2020Config 1 of 4Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline233126
2020Config 2 of 4Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline253328
2020Config 3 of 4Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline263429
2020Config 4 of 4Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline233026
2019Config 1 of 8Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline253228
2019Config 2 of 8Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline253328
2019Config 3 of 8Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline223025
2019Config 4 of 8Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline233126
2019Config 5 of 8Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline223125
2019Config 6 of 8Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline213024
2019Config 7 of 8Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline213024
2019Config 8 of 8Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline233226
2018Config 1 of 6Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline253328
2018Config 2 of 6Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline253228
2018Config 3 of 6Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline233126
2018Config 4 of 6Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline223125
2018Config 5 of 6Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline233226
2018Config 6 of 6Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline213124
2017Config 1 of 4Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline243227
2017Config 2 of 4Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline253228
2017Config 3 of 4Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline233226
2017Config 4 of 4Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline223125
2016Config 1 of 2Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline253127
2016Config 2 of 2Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline233025
2015Config 1 of 6Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 1.6 L4 1.6LPremium Gasoline253328
2015Config 2 of 6Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 1.6 L4 1.6LPremium Gasoline253328
2015Config 3 of 6Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline253127
2015Config 4 of 6Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 1.6 L4 1.6LPremium Gasoline263429
2015Config 5 of 6Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 1.6 L4 1.6LPremium Gasoline263429
2015Config 6 of 6Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L4 2.0LPremium Gasoline233025

Data sourced from fueleconomy.gov (U.S. Department of Energy). MPG figures are EPA-tested. Fuel costs are estimates based on average fuel prices and 15,000 miles/year.

MINI John Cooper Works data analysis

How MINI John Cooper Works combined fuel economy varies

Across 56 configurations recorded for the 2015 through 2026 MINI John Cooper Works, combined fuel economy runs from 24 MPG to 30 MPG. The strongest figure belongs to the 2025 MINI John Cooper Works (Auto (AM-S7), 4 cyl, 2.0 L) at 30 MPG, and the weakest to the 2019 car (Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L) at 24 MPG — a spread of 25%. A gap that wide means the model year and configuration you buy matter more than the nameplate does: quoting a single number for the MINI John Cooper Works would be misleading.

What changed for 2026

Average combined fuel economy for the 2026 MINI John Cooper Works is 30 MPG, against 28.7 MPG for the 2025 car — it rose by 1.3 MPG. That is a real improvement, and it is the kind of change worth paying the newer-year premium for if this figure drives your decision.

How to read this MINI John Cooper Works data

This page lists every 2015 through 2026 MINI John Cooper Works record we hold for this measurement — 56 rows in total, one per configuration and model year rather than a single headline figure. Figures are published as the source agency records them: we do not round, average or interpolate missing years, and a year that is absent from the table is a year with no published measurement rather than a zero. Where a manufacturer offered several drivetrains or body styles in the same year, each appears on its own row, because those variants rarely share the same numbers.

Configurations behind these MINI John Cooper Works numbers

The 2015 through 2026 MINI John Cooper Works entries here cover the variants Auto (AM-S7), 4 cyl, 2.0 L, Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.0 L, Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L, Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 L, Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 1.6 L and Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 1.6 L. 2019 is the busiest model year in the record with 8 separate measured configurations, which is why a single quoted combined fuel economy figure for that year is rarely the one that matches the car in front of you. Match the row to the exact drivetrain, body style and engine on the window sticker or VIN before relying on the number, and use the comparison links below to see how those same configurations line up against rival models.

Where these MINI John Cooper Works figures come from

Every value on this page is loaded from federal open data — EPA fuel economy submissions, NHTSA vehicle and crash-test records, and manufacturer specification filings — rather than dealer listings or copied editorial content. The MINI John Cooper Works record refreshes as the agencies publish, which typically means new model-year rows appear in the autumn and crash-test results follow through the model year as vehicles are tested. Because certification data is filed per configuration, treat any single headline number for this vehicle with caution: the figure that applies to a specific car depends on its engine, drivetrain, body style and model year, all of which are listed separately above. If a number here disagrees with a brochure, the brochure is usually quoting the best available configuration rather than the one being sold.

Official Factory Specs vs. AutoSpecData Expert Benchmarks

The EPA highway loop never holds interstate speed. Here is what the same engine does when you sit on the cruise control.

Cruise speedEPA highway specAutoSpecData adjusted MPGFuel you lose
60 mph37 MPG37 MPG0%
65 mph37 MPG34.5 MPG7%
70 mph37 MPG32.1 MPG13%
75 mph37 MPG29.9 MPG19%
80 mph37 MPG27.9 MPG25%

Our Real-World Speed MPG Adjuster re-scales the MINI John Cooper Works EPA highway result with a quadratic drag term (mpg = hwy ÷ (1 + k·(v² − 60²)/60²), k = 0.55 for trucks, SUVs and vans, 0.42 for cars). Wind, roof racks, and a heavy right foot make it worse, never better.

Frequently Asked Questions About John Cooper Works MPG

What is the MPG of the MINI John Cooper Works?

The MINI John Cooper Works gets up to 30 MPG combined (26 city / 35 highway) in the 2026 model year. Fuel economy varies by engine and trim — see the full table above for details.

Which MINI John Cooper Works trim has the best fuel economy?

The Auto (AM-S7), 4 cyl, 2.0 L trim offers the best combined fuel economy at 30 MPG. Smaller engines and front-wheel-drive configurations typically achieve the highest MPG.

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