Compare the2024 Chevrolet Blazer EVVS 2024 MINI SE Countryman

For enhanced safety, the front seat shoulder belts of the Chevrolet Blazer EV are height-adjustable to accommodate a wide variety of driver and passenger heights. A better fit can prevent injuries and the increased comfort also encourages passengers to buckle up. The MINI SE Countryman doesn’t offer height-adjustable seat belts.

Both the Blazer EV and SE Countryman have child safety locks to prevent children from opening the rear doors. The Blazer EV has power child safety locks, allowing the driver to activate and deactivate them from the driver's seat and to know when they're engaged. The SE Countryman’s child locks have to be individually engaged at each rear door with a manual switch. The driver can’t know the status of the locks without opening the doors and checking them.

In the past twenty years hundreds of infants and young children have died after being left in vehicles, usually by accident. When turning the vehicle off, drivers of the Blazer EV are reminded to check the back seat if they opened the rear door before starting out. The SE Countryman doesn’t offer a back seat reminder.

Over 200 people are killed each year when backed over by motor vehicles. The Blazer EV offers optional Reverse Automatic Braking that uses rear sensors to monitor for objects to the rear and automatically applies the brakes to prevent a collision. The SE Countryman doesn’t offer backup collision prevention brakes.

The Blazer EV offers an optional HD Surround Vision to allow the driver to see objects all around the vehicle on a screen. The SE Countryman only offers a rear monitor and front and rear parking sensors that beep or flash a light. That doesn’t help with obstacles to the sides.

The Blazer EV’s blind spot warning system uses sensors to alert the driver to objects in the vehicle’s blind spots where the side view mirrors don’t reveal them and moves the vehicle back into its lane. The SE Countryman doesn’t offer a system to reveal objects in the driver’s blind spots.

To help make backing out of a parking space safer, the Blazer EV’s standard Rear Cross Traffic Alert uses sensors in the rear to alert the driver to vehicles approaching from the side and Rear Cross Traffic Braking automatically engages the brakes to help avoid a collision. The SE Countryman doesn’t offer a rear cross-path warning system.

Both the Blazer EV and the SE Countryman have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver and front passenger knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, rearview cameras and available driver alert monitors.

The Chevrolet Blazer EV weighs 1309 to 1665 pounds more than the MINI SE Countryman. The NHTSA advises that heavier vehicles are much safer in collisions than their significantly lighter counterparts.

Chevrolet’s powertrain warranty covers the Blazer EV 1 year and 10,000 miles longer than MINI covers the SE Countryman. Any repair needed on the engine, transmission, axles, joints or driveshafts is fully covered for 5 years or 60,000 miles. Coverage on the SE Countryman ends after only 4 years or 50,000 miles.

There are almost 28 times as many Chevrolet dealers as there are MINI dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the Blazer EV’s warranty.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2023 Initial Quality Study of new car owners surveyed provide the statistics that show that Chevrolet vehicles are better in initial quality than MINI vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Chevrolet above average in initial quality. With 13 more problems per 100 vehicles, MINI is rated lower.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2022 survey of the owners of three-year-old vehicles provides the long-term dependability statistics that show that Chevrolet vehicles are more reliable than MINI vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Chevrolet above average in long-term dependability. With 21 more problems per 100 vehicles in the first three years of ownership, MINI is rated lower.

The Blazer EV’s standard electric motors produces 67 more horsepower (288 vs. 221) and 49 lbs.-ft. more torque (333 vs. 284) than the SE Countryman’s 1.5 turbo 3-cylinder hybrid.

On the EPA test cycle the Blazer EV gets better mileage than the SE Countryman running on electricity (103 city/88 hwy vs. 74 city/72 hwy MPGe).

On the EPA test cycle the Blazer EV gets better mileage than the SE Countryman running its gasoline engine (103 city/88 hwy MPGe vs. 29 city/30 hwy).

The Blazer EV can travel with zero emissions on a full charge for 279 miles. The SE Countryman has to start its internal combustion engine after only 18 miles.

In its Green Vehicle Guide, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rates the Chevrolet Blazer EV higher (10 out of 10) than the MINI SE Countryman (3). This means the Blazer EV produces up to 36.3 pounds less smog-producing pollutants than the SE Countryman every 15,000 miles.

The Blazer EV stops much shorter than the SE Countryman:

For better traction, the Blazer EV has larger standard tires than the SE Countryman (255/60R19 vs. 225/50R18). The Blazer EV RS’ tires are larger than the largest tires available on the SE Countryman (275/45R21 vs. 225/50R18).

The Blazer EV RS’ tires provide better handling because they have a lower 45 series profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the SE Countryman’s 50 series tires.

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the Blazer EV LT has standard 19-inch wheels. Only 18-inch wheels are available on the SE Countryman. The Blazer EV RS offers 21-inch wheels.

The Chevrolet Blazer EV’s wheels have 6 lugs for longer wheel bearing life, less chance of rotor warping and greater strength. The MINI SE Countryman only has 5 wheel lugs per wheel.

The Blazer EV has a standard easy tire fill system. When inflating the tires, the vehicle’s integrated tire pressure sensors keep track of the pressure as the tires fill and tell the driver when the tires are inflated to the proper pressure. The SE Countryman doesn’t offer vehicle monitored tire inflation.

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Blazer EV’s wheelbase is 16.7 inches longer than on the SE Countryman (121.8 inches vs. 105.1 inches).

For better handling and stability, the track (width between the wheels) on the Blazer EV is 4.3 inches wider in the front and 4.2 inches wider in the rear than on the SE Countryman.

The Blazer EV RS 4x4 handles at .80 G’s, while the SE Countryman pulls only .79 G’s of cornering force in a Motor Trend skidpad test.

For greater off-road capability the Blazer EV has a 2.1 inches greater minimum ground clearance than the SE Countryman (7.9 vs. 5.8 inches), allowing the Blazer EV to travel over rougher terrain without being stopped or damaged.

The Blazer EV has .4 inches more front headroom, 3.8 inches more front legroom, 3.9 inches more front shoulder room, 1.1 inches more rear headroom, 1.3 inches more rear legroom and 4.4 inches more rear shoulder room than the SE Countryman.

The Blazer EV has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat up than the SE Countryman with its rear seat up (25.5 vs. 17.2 cubic feet). The Blazer EV has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat folded than the SE Countryman with its rear seat folded (59.1 vs. 47.4 cubic feet).

The Blazer EV has a 1500 lbs. towing capacity. The SE Countryman has no towing capacity.

Standard Trailer Sway Control on the Blazer EV uses the StabiliTrak® sensors to detect trailer sway, then uses individual brakes to counteract any swaying and help keep the tow vehicle and trailer steady. The SE Countryman doesn’t offer electronic trailer sway control.

The Blazer EV has a standard remote vehicle starting system, so the vehicle can be started from inside the driver's house. This allows the driver to comfortably warm up the engine before going out to the vehicle. The climate system will also automatically heat or cool the interior. The SE Countryman doesn’t offer a remote starting system.

The Blazer EV RS’ standard easy entry system glides the driver’s seat back when the door is unlocked or the ignition is switched off, making it easier for the driver to get in and out. The SE Countryman doesn’t offer an easy entry system.

To improve rear visibility by keeping the rear window clear, the Blazer EV has a standard rear fixed intermittent wiper with a full on position. The rear wiper standard on the SE Countryman only has an intermittent setting, so in a hard rain visibility isn’t as good.

To shield the driver and front passenger’s vision over a larger portion of the windshield and side windows, the Blazer EV has standard extendable sun visors. The SE Countryman doesn’t offer extendable visors.

Both the Blazer EV and the SE Countryman offer available heated front seats. The Blazer EV RS also offers optional heated rear seats to keep those passengers extremely comfortable in the winter. Heated rear seats aren’t available in the SE Countryman.

Standard air-conditioned seats in the Blazer EV RS keep the driver and front passenger comfortable and take the sting out of hot seats in Summer. The SE Countryman doesn’t offer air-conditioned seats.

The Blazer EV is available in both rear-wheel drive and four-wheel drive configurations. The SE Countryman doesn’t offer a two-wheel drive configuration.

Motor Trend selected the Blazer EV as their 2024 Sport Utility of the Year. The SE Countryman has never been chosen.

The Chevrolet Blazer outsold the MINI Countryman by over five to one during 2023.