2012 MINI Hatch 1.6 Cooper

Overview

• Make: MINI
• Model: Hatch
• Trim: Cooper
• Version: 1.6 Cooper Manual FWD 3dr
• Year: 2012
• Mileage: 59,000 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 3 doors, 4 seats
• Engine: 1.6 litres
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Silver
• CO2: 127 g/km

About this car

This 2012 MINI Hatch Cooper is advertised with 59,000 miles, approximately 18,200 below the typical mileage for its age. Priced at £3,499, it is advertised £634 below the AskCar estimate of £4,133. The AskCar estimate uses UK dealer asking prices, including 5,357 MINI Hatch adverts, and accounts for the car’s age, mileage and specification. We first recorded this car for sale 4 days ago. According to the government's MOT record, its advertised mileage is consistent with the latest test. The seller is ACE Motor Vehicles, based in Durham. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 2 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Good value: £634 (15%) under the AskCar estimate of £4,133.

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 5,357 priced MINI Hatch adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 2 November 2026.

A 2012 MINI Hatch with the 1.6 petrol engine is typically advertised at £4,000: the median of the 74 for sale on AskCar, as of 2 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2012 MINI Hatch advertised 4 days ago. About 7 in 10 of 2012 MINI Hatch cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 99 of the 152 first advertised between 13 July 2026 and 29 September 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 29 October 2026 at £3,499. 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 2 November 2026: valid until 27 July 2027.

It failed its MOT on 28 July 2026 (nearside front tyre has ply or cords exposed to ply; offside front tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords outer tread) and passed later the same day.

Advisories at the latest test: nearside rear tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing; offside rear tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing; offside rear nail in tyre.

Mileage at that test: 57,610 miles, which matches the advertised 59,000 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 18,200 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2012 MINI Hatch on AskCar.

Similar cars

14 other 2012 MINI Hatch Cooper 1.6 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £1,495 to £5,995, as of 2 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2012 MINI Hatch Cooper, 1.6 petrol hatchback, red. Mileage: 58,863 miles. Price: £4,750, £1,251 more than this car. Dealer: Partridge Motor Cars in Horsham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/mini-hatch-2012-f820e0713b81
• 2012 MINI Hatch Cooper, 1.6 petrol hatchback, red. Mileage: 55,000 miles. Price: £3,695, £196 more than this car. Dealer: All Wheel Drive in Brome. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/mini-hatch-2012-8c9fa65cfcc2
• 2012 MINI Hatch Cooper, 1.6 petrol hatchback, blue. Mileage: 65,000 miles. Price: £3,995, £496 more than this car. Dealer: Fleet Car Sales in Fleet. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/mini-hatch-2012-1514ef52a87a

• The nearest: 2012 MINI Hatch Cooper, 1.6 petrol hatchback, black, 9 miles from this car. Mileage: 41,932 miles. Price: £4,400, £901 more than this car. Dealer: Top Right Cars in Sunderland. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/mini-hatch-2012-1d6c7270ed3a