2017-2023 MINI Countryman MPG & Fuel Cost

EPA rates the 2017-2023 MINI Countryman at 24–29 MPG combined across 45 configurations and 7 model years. The most efficient version, the 2022 Cooper Countryman 1.5L 3-cyl turbo FWD, is rated 29 MPG (26 city, 33 highway). By powertrain: Gas: 24–29 MPG; Plug-in hybrid: 27–29 MPG.

The Cooper Countryman 1.5L 3-cyl turbo FWD reached the generation's best combined rating, 29 MPG, in 2020, 2021 and 2022. The lowest top rating, 28 MPG, was in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2023.

Yes. Ratings changed in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.

The previous generation (2011-2016 MINI Countryman) is rated 26–30 MPG combined and costs $2,670–$3,110 a year to fuel; the 2017-2023 model is rated 24–29 MPG and costs $2,100–$3,390 a year.

Driving 15,000 miles a year at premium gasoline $5.36/gal (U.S. average, Sep 2026), the Cooper Countryman 1.5L 3-cyl turbo FWD costs about $2,840 a year. Across all 5 configurations the cost runs $2,100–$3,110 a year. That is a $1,010 difference between the cheapest and the costliest configuration.

About $18.93 per 100 miles for the Cooper Countryman 1.5L 3-cyl turbo FWD at premium gasoline $5.36/gal (U.S. average, Sep 2026), and between $14.00 and $20.73 across all configurations. That is the annual cost over 15,000 miles divided by 150.

The Cooper Countryman 1.5L 3-cyl turbo FWD costs about $2,840 a year to fuel, $90 less than the class median of $2,930, and less than 5 of 10 midsize car configurations. The comparison covers all 134 rated midsize car configurations for MY2023, not weighted by sales.

EPA rates the electric range at 18 miles, with a total range of 300 miles when the gasoline engine helps. Once the battery is used, the car runs as a hybrid at 29 MPG. The Cooper SE Countryman All4 1.5L 3-cyl turbo AWD costs about $2,100 a year, assuming EPA's utility factor of 43% of miles on electricity, at premium gasoline $5.36/gal (U.S. average, Sep 2026) + residential electricity 18.3¢/kWh (U.S. average, Jul 2026).

The most efficient configuration moves from 29 to 28 MPG, down 1. Its annual cost goes from $2,790 to $2,840, $50 more. EPA lists 5 configurations for 2023 against 5 configurations for 2022. See the 2022 MINI Countryman for that year.