2012 MINI Convertible 1.6 Cooper S

Overview

• Make: MINI
• Model: Convertible
• Trim: Cooper S
• Version: 1.6 Cooper S Manual FWD Euro 5 (s/s) 2dr (181 bhp)
• Year: 2012
• Mileage: 89,376 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Convertible, 2 doors, 4 seats
• Engine: 1.6 litres, 181 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Blue
• CO2: 139 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2012 MINI Convertible Cooper S is advertised with 89,376 miles, approximately 10,400 above the typical mileage for its age. The dealer is asking £3,495, which is £540 below the AskCar estimate of £4,035. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 1,051 MINI Convertible cars across different ages and specifications. We first recorded this car for sale 1 day ago. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. You can find this car at Team Auto Sales in Rochford. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 12 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Good value: £540 (13%) under the AskCar estimate of £4,035.

The AskCar estimate is our expected asking price for this car. It uses UK dealer asking prices, accounting for make, model, trim, version, age, mileage, fuel, gearbox, body type, driven wheels, engine size and power. It is an advertised price, not a confirmed sale price.

It draws on 1,051 priced MINI Convertible adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 12 November 2026.

A 2012 MINI Convertible with the 1.6 petrol engine is typically advertised at £3,900: the median of the 35 for sale on AskCar, as of 12 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2012 MINI Convertible advertised 1 day ago. About 6 in 10 of 2012 MINI Convertible cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 29 of the 52 first advertised between 12 July 2026 and 9 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 11 November 2026 at £3,495. Its asking price has not changed.

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 12 November 2026: valid until 12 August 2027.

It has had 15 MOTs. The latest, on 7 August 2026, passed.

Advisories at the latest test: engine covers and undertrays fitted; rear sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened; nearside front road wheel slightly distorted.

Mileage at that test: 87,247 miles, which matches the advertised 89,376 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 10,400 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2012 MINI Convertible on AskCar.

Similar cars

7 other 2012 MINI Convertible Cooper S 1.6 petrol manual convertibles are for sale at UK dealers, from £2,900 to £5,995, as of 12 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2012 MINI Convertible Cooper S, 1.6 petrol convertible, black. Mileage: 87,000 miles. Price: £3,850, £355 more than this car. Dealer: Stonehenge Drivehub Cars & Vans in Salisbury. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/mini-convertible-2012-734b32d181f0
• 2012 MINI Convertible Cooper S, 1.6 petrol convertible, black. Mileage: 83,602 miles. Price: £4,250, £755 more than this car. Dealer: HNS Motors in Bradford. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/mini-convertible-2012-ca99a9ef455d
• 2012 MINI Convertible Cooper S, 1.6 petrol convertible, silver. Mileage: 72,000 miles. Price: £4,995, £1,500 more than this car. Dealer: D.J. Whyman Cars in Leicester. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/mini-convertible-2012-d520963e106f

• The nearest: 2012 MINI Convertible Cooper S, 1.6 petrol convertible, grey, 17 miles from this car. Mileage: 44,600 miles. Price: £5,995, £2,500 more than this car. Dealer: Crystal Motor Company in Sittingbourne. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/mini-convertible-2012-fd91a8031434