2012 MINI Hatch 1.6 Cooper

Overview

• Make: MINI
• Model: Hatch
• Trim: Cooper
• Version: 1.6 Cooper Manual FWD Euro 5 (s/s) 3dr (120 bhp)
• Year: 2012
• Mileage: 50,000 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 3 doors, 4 seats
• Engine: 1.6 litres, 120 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Black
• CO2: 127 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2012 MINI Hatch Cooper has covered 50,000 miles, around 26,100 fewer miles than is typical for its age. Priced at £4,495, it is advertised £209 below the AskCar estimate of £4,704. The AskCar estimate uses UK dealer asking prices, including 5,506 MINI Hatch adverts, and accounts for the car’s age, mileage and specification. It first appeared in our advert records today. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. It is advertised by West Suffolk Cars in Bury-St-Edmunds. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 7 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £209 (4%) under the AskCar estimate of £4,704.

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 5,506 priced MINI Hatch adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 7 November 2026.

A 2012 MINI Hatch with the 1.6 petrol engine is typically advertised at £4,000: the median of the 77 for sale on AskCar, as of 7 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2012 MINI Hatch advertised today. About 6 in 10 of 2012 MINI Hatch cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 105 of the 162 first advertised between 13 July 2026 and 4 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 7 November 2026 at £4,495. 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 7 November 2026: valid until 12 December 2026.

It has had 12 MOTs. The latest, on 21 November 2025, passed.

Advisories at the latest test: rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened; front sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened; rear sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened; and 1 more.

Mileage at that test: 46,740 miles, which matches the advertised 50,000 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 26,100 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2012 MINI Hatch on AskCar.

Similar cars

16 other 2012 MINI Hatch Cooper 1.6 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £1,495 to £5,995, as of 7 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2012 MINI Hatch Cooper, 1.6 petrol hatchback, red. Mileage: 50,500 miles. Price: £5,995, £1,500 more than this car. Dealer: Apollo Prestige Vehicles in Sheffield. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/mini-hatch-2012-d764297af5c8
• 2012 MINI Hatch Cooper, 1.6 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 53,000 miles. Price: £4,495, the same price as this car. Dealer: A. Lamb Autos @ The Racecourse in Chepstow. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/mini-hatch-2012-4b7f92557964
• 2012 MINI Hatch Cooper, 1.6 petrol hatchback, blue. Mileage: 58,000 miles. Price: £3,790, £705 less than this car. Dealer: Pasture Car Sales in Wallasey. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/mini-hatch-2012-bd5b382811df

• The nearest: 2012 MINI Hatch Cooper, 1.6 petrol hatchback, white, 32 miles from this car. Mileage: 77,240 miles. Price: £4,495, the same price as this car. Dealer: Clacton Car Sales in Clacton-on-Sea. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/mini-hatch-2012-4929abd744c7