2015 Mini Cooper Manual

Highlights

• Just 15,500 miles from new!

• Full service history

• Loaded with factory extras

• Double glass pano roof

• Wider central dash screen

Overview

The third generation of ‘new’ Minis is the one that really ushered the ubiquitous hatch into the modern era. (Although we should probably stop calling them ‘new’; the classic Mini went out of production in 2000 with the R50 arriving a year later, and a 24-year-old badge is far from new...!) 

The first-gen BMW Mini was a lovely thing that sported a Brazilian-built Tritec engine, the second-gen R56 had a ‘Prince’ engine shared with Peugeot-Citroën, but the car you see here, the third-generation: that’s all BMW. Pick through the cabin and pore over the chassis, you’ll find BMW part numbers on everything, and the engines were all BMW too. In the case of this Cooper, that’s a B38 motor, a turbo 3-cylinder which (pub boast at the ready) is closely related to the one found in the BMW i8 hybrid sports car.

So, we know we’re looking at something solid, reliable and well-built. And in the case of this 2015 Cooper, we’re actually looking at something that’s a whole lot more than that. You see, this fastidiously maintained car – which is in all-original spec and lovely condition throughout – has covered just 15,500 miles from new. That’s an average of around 1500 miles a year throughout its life, but even so it’s been religiously serviced every year regardless of mileage. 

It all speaks of an owner who has evidently cherished and doted upon this car – it’s something they didn’t necessarily need to own, they just wanted to, and it’s been looked after like one of the family. It’s also worth noting that the options list was generously ticked when this Mini was new, as the car features the expansive double glass pano roof as well as the wider central dash screen option and JCW steering wheel. You’re probably unlikely to find a more impressive 2015 Cooper on today’s market, this truly is something special.

History and documentation

• Registered 31 Mar 2015

• Full service history, services logged in dash screen: in Feb 2017 @ 5662 miles, Feb 2018 @ 7004 miles, Feb 2019 @ 8154 miles, Feb 2020 @ 9126 miles, Feb 2021 @ 9868 miles, Feb 2022 @ 11,058 miles, Feb 2023 @ 12,343 miles, Feb 2024 @ 14,297 miles 

• Current MOT to 18 Feb 2026

• HPI clear

• London ULEZ compliant

Interior

• Arguably the best interior trim option, the tartan cloth/leather seats look terrific and are very supportive

• Seats in lovely condition front and rear

• John Cooper Works steering wheel

• Tidy carpets throughout

• No undue wear to steering wheel or button controls

• No warning lights illuminated on dash

• Tidy boot, with unopened BMW luggage net in bag

• Clean headlining, with pano roof blinds retracting correctly

Exterior

• Silver White paint – no need to choose a colour, it’s both!

• Double glass panoramic roof

• 17” multispoke alloys finished in gloss black

• Matching set of Pirelli Cinturato P7s (note: MOT advisory for wear to one and perishing to another; there are two 2014 tyres and two 2017 here – but this is a blessing in disguise, as you’d surely want to lose the runflats and buy a proper set of tyres anyway, right?)

• Paintwork in charming condition throughout with no notable chips, scuffs or marks

• Twin bonnet stripes

• Light lenses and window glass in good order

• Exterior plastics all tidy with no evident sun damage (car has reportedly been kept garaged for most of its life)

• Electric pano roof opens and closes smoothly as it should 

Mechanical

• B38 1.5-litre TwinPower Turbo 3-cylinder

• 6-speed manual

• Pleasingly perky performance, with 136bhp and 162lb ft on tap

• Amazing service history – maintained annually regardless of mileage

• Current MOT runs to 18 Feb 2026 

Summary

The third-gen Mini (known as ‘F56’ in this three-door guise) is a real class act. The fit-and-finish feels a level above that which you’d usually find in its hatchback rivals; the seats are sumptuous, the controls have a pleasing weight, the doors close with a solid thunk. Everything about it is just that little bit better than you’d expect it to be, and that makes for a very satisfying ownership proposition every day. The Cooper is surprisingly affordable to run too: that TwinPower Turbo motor can return over 60mpg, and did you know that the VED is only £20 a year?

And this particular car... well, this is a cut above. When it was first ordered, it was evidently specced by someone who wanted to take that sense of class and quality and move it a step forward, with the larger dash screen making the fundamental controls that bit easier, and the panoramic roof opening up the cabin to the sky. The fact that it’s only covered 15,500 miles since 2015 is amazing, and the painstaking service history is frankly extraordinary. If you’ve been looking around for an F56 Cooper, you can stop searching. You’ve found it.

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