Compare the2024 Ford Mustang Mach-EVS 2024 MINI SE Countryman

For enhanced safety, the front seat shoulder belts of the Ford Mustang Mach-E 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 Mustang Mach-E and SE Countryman have child safety locks to prevent children from opening the rear doors. The Mustang Mach-E 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 Mustang Mach-E 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.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tests front crash prevention systems. With a score of 6 points, IIHS rates the Automatic Emergency Braking in the Mustang Mach-E as “Superior.” The SE Countryman scores only 3 points and is rated only “Advanced.”

Over 200 people are killed each year when backed over by motor vehicles. The Mustang Mach-E has a standard Reverse Brake Assist 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 Mustang Mach-E has a standard 360-Degree Camera 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 Mustang Mach-E’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. 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 Mustang Mach-E’s standard Cross Traffic Alert uses sensors in the rear to alert the driver to vehicles approaching from the side and 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 Mustang Mach-E and the SE Countryman have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, post-collision automatic braking systems, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, rearview cameras and driver alert monitors.

The Ford Mustang Mach-E weighs 468 to 1036 pounds more than the MINI SE Countryman. The NHTSA advises that heavier vehicles are much safer in collisions than their significantly lighter counterparts.

Ford’s powertrain warranty covers the Mustang Mach-E 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 Ford dealers as there are MINI dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the Mustang Mach-E’s warranty.

The Mustang Mach-E’s standard electric motor produces 43 more horsepower (264 vs. 221) and 103 lbs.-ft. more torque (387 vs. 284) than the SE Countryman’s 1.5 turbo 3-cylinder hybrid. The Mustang Mach-E ER’s standard electric motor produces 69 more horsepower (290 vs. 221) and 103 lbs.-ft. more torque (387 vs. 284) than the SE Countryman’s 1.5 turbo 3-cylinder hybrid. The Mustang Mach-E eAWD’s standard electric motors produces 104 more horsepower (325 vs. 221) and 216 lbs.-ft. more torque (500 vs. 284) than the SE Countryman’s 1.5 turbo 3-cylinder hybrid. The Mustang Mach-E ER eAWD’s standard electric motors produces 144 more horsepower (365 vs. 221) and 216 lbs.-ft. more torque (500 vs. 284) than the SE Countryman’s 1.5 turbo 3-cylinder hybrid. The Mustang Mach-E GT Performance/Rally’s standard electric motors produces 259 more horsepower (480 vs. 221) and 416 lbs.-ft. more torque (700 vs. 284) than the SE Countryman’s 1.5 turbo 3-cylinder hybrid.

As tested in Motor Trend the Ford Mustang Mach-E is faster than the MINI SE Countryman:

On the EPA test cycle the Mustang Mach-E gets better mileage than the SE Countryman running on electricity:

On the EPA test cycle the Mustang Mach-E gets better mileage than the SE Countryman running its gasoline engine:

The Mustang Mach-E can travel with zero emissions on a full charge for 230 to 320 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 Ford Mustang Mach-E higher (10 out of 10) than the MINI SE Countryman (3). This means the Mustang Mach-E produces up to 36.3 pounds less smog-producing pollutants than the SE Countryman every 15,000 miles.

For better stopping power the Mustang Mach-E’s brake rotors are larger than those on the SE Countryman:

The Mustang Mach-E stops much shorter than the SE Countryman:

For better traction, the Mustang Mach-E GT’s tires are larger than the largest tires available on the SE Countryman (245/45R20 vs. 225/50R18).

The Mustang Mach-E GT’s 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 Mustang Mach-E has standard 19-inch wheels. Only 18-inch wheels are available on the SE Countryman. The Mustang Mach-E GT has standard 20-inch wheels.

The Mustang Mach-E offers an available driver-adjustable suspension system. It allows the driver to choose between an extra-supple ride, reducing fatigue on long trips, or a sport setting, which allows maximum control for tricky roads or off-road. The SE Countryman’s suspension doesn’t offer adjustable shock absorbers.

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Mustang Mach-E’s wheelbase is 12.4 inches longer than on the SE Countryman (117.5 inches vs. 105.1 inches).

For better handling and stability, the track (width between the wheels) on the Mustang Mach-E is 1.9 inches wider in the front and 1.7 inches wider in the rear than on the SE Countryman.

The Mustang Mach-E’s front to rear weight distribution is more even (48.7% to 51.3%) than the SE Countryman’s (53.6% to 46.4%). This gives the Mustang Mach-E more stable handling and braking.

The Mustang Mach-E GT handles at .86 G’s, while the SE Countryman pulls only .79 G’s of cornering force in a Motor Trend skidpad test.

The Mustang Mach-E GT executes Motor Trend’s “Figure Eight” maneuver 1.6 seconds quicker than the SE Countryman (25.9 seconds @ .7 average G’s vs. 27.5 seconds @ .63 average G’s).

The front grille of the Mustang Mach-E uses electronically controlled shutters to close off airflow and reduce drag when less engine cooling is needed. This helps improve highway fuel economy. The SE Countryman doesn’t offer active grille shutters.

The Mustang Mach-E has 5.7 cubic feet more passenger volume than the SE Countryman (101.1 vs. 95.4).

The Mustang Mach-E has 2.9 inches more front legroom, 2.8 inches more front shoulder room, 1.2 inches more rear headroom, .5 inches more rear legroom and 2 inches more rear shoulder room than the SE Countryman.

The Mustang Mach-E has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat up than the SE Countryman with its rear seat up (29.7 vs. 17.2 cubic feet). The Mustang Mach-E has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat folded than the SE Countryman with its rear seat folded (59.7 vs. 47.4 cubic feet).

The Mustang Mach-E 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 Mustang Mach-E’s optional 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.

In case you lock your keys in your vehicle, or don’t have them with you, you can let yourself in using the Mustang Mach-E’s exterior PIN entry system. The SE Countryman doesn’t offer an exterior PIN entry system.

To improve rear visibility by keeping the rear window clear, the Mustang Mach-E 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.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) conducts detailed tests on headlights for their range both straight ahead and in curves and to be certain they don’t exceed acceptable amounts of glare to oncoming drivers. The Mustang Mach-E’s available headlights were rated “Good” by the IIHS, while the SE Countryman’s headlights are rated “Marginal” to “Poor.”

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

To quickly and conveniently keep personal devices charged without cables tangling and wearing out, the Ford Mustang Mach-E has a standard wireless phone charging system (Qi) in the center console. Only the SE Countryman Iconic offers wireless charging.

The Mustang Mach-E’s optional Active Park Assist 2.0 can parallel park or back into a parking spot by itself, starting, stopping and changing direction automatically. The SE Countryman Iconic’s automatic parking system requires operating the brakes and transmission to safely park.

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

Consumer Reports® recommends the Ford Mustang Mach-E, based on reliability, safety and performance.

J.D. Power and Associates rated the Mustang Mach-E third among compact suvs in owner reported satisfaction. This includes how well the vehicle performs and satisfies its owner’s expectations. The SE Countryman isn’t in the top three.

A group of representative automotive journalists from North America selected the Mustang Mach-E as the 2021 North American Utility Vehicle of the Year. The SE Countryman has never been chosen.

The Ford Mustang Mach-E outsold the MINI Countryman by over three to one during 2023.