2020-2024 MINI John Cooper Works MPG & Fuel Cost

EPA rates the 2020-2024 MINI John Cooper Works at 25–29 MPG combined across 25 configurations and 5 model years. The most efficient version, the 2024 Hardtop 2 door 2.0L 4-cyl turbo FWD, is rated 29 MPG (26 city, 35 highway).

Every model year of the 2020-2024 MINI John Cooper Works tops out at 29 MPG combined, so no year is better than another.

Yes. Ratings changed in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

The previous generation (2017-2019 MINI John Cooper Works) is rated 24–28 MPG combined and costs $2,850–$3,330 a year to fuel; the 2020-2024 model is rated 25–29 MPG and costs $2,730–$3,170 a year.

Driving 15,000 miles a year at premium gasoline $5.36/gal (U.S. average, Sep 2026), the Hardtop 2 door 2.0L 4-cyl turbo FWD costs about $2,730 a year. Across all 5 configurations the cost runs $2,730–$3,150 a year. That is a $420 difference between the cheapest and the costliest configuration.

About $18.20 per 100 miles for the Hardtop 2 door 2.0L 4-cyl turbo FWD at premium gasoline $5.36/gal (U.S. average, Sep 2026), and between $18.20 and $21.00 across all configurations. That is the annual cost over 15,000 miles divided by 150.

The Hardtop 2 door 2.0L 4-cyl turbo FWD is rated 26 city and 35 highway MPG, so it is more efficient on the highway, by 9 MPG.

The Hardtop 2 door 2.0L 4-cyl turbo FWD costs about $2,730 a year to fuel, $510 less than the class median of $3,240, and less than 7 of 10 small car configurations. The comparison covers all 259 rated small car configurations for MY2024, not weighted by sales.

The most efficient configuration stays at 29 MPG. Its annual cost goes from $2,800 to $2,730, $70 less. EPA lists 5 configurations for 2024 against 5 configurations for 2023. See the 2023 MINI John Cooper Works for that year.