Compare the2025 MINI Countryman SEVS 2025 BMW iX

Safety
Reliability
Fuel Economy and Range
Tires and Wheels
Suspension and Handling
Chassis
Passenger Space
Cargo Capacity
Towing
Servicing Ease

Safety

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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 Countryman SE are reminded to check the back seat if they opened the rear door before starting out. The iX doesn’t offer a back seat reminder.

Both the Countryman SE and the iX have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front and rear side-impact airbags, driver and front passenger knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, four-wheel antilock brakes, all wheel drive, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, post-collision automatic braking systems, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning, driver alert monitors and available around view monitors.

Reliability

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2024 Initial Quality Study of new car owners surveyed provide the statistics that show that MINI vehicles are better in initial quality than BMW vehicles. J.D. Power ranks MINI above average in initial quality. With 24 more problems per 100 vehicles, BMW is rated below average.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2024 survey of the owners of three-year-old vehicles provides the statistics that show that MINI vehicles are more reliable than BMW vehicles. J.D. Power ranks MINI fourth in reliability, above the industry average. With 16 more problems per 100 vehicles, BMW is ranked 9th.

From surveys of all its subscribers, Consumer Reports’ January 2024 Auto Issue reports that MINI vehicles are more reliable than BMW vehicles. Consumer Reports ranks MINI third in overall reliability. BMW is ranked 9th.

Fuel Economy and Range

On the EPA test cycle the Countryman SE gets better mileage than the iX:

			MPGe
Countryman SE
	AWD	18-inch wheels Electric Motors	99 city/94 hwy
		19-inch wheels Electric Motors	94 city/88 hwy
iX
	AWD	xDrive 50 20" Wheels Electric Motors	82 city/84 hwy
		xDrive 50 22" Wheels Electric Motors	82 city/81 hwy
		xDrive 50 21" Wheels Electric Motors	82 city/81 hwy
		M60 22" Wheels Electric Motors	75 city/79 hwy
		M60 21" Wheels Electric Motors	75 city/77 hwy

Tires and Wheels

The Countryman SE’s standard tires provide better handling because they have a lower 55 series profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the iX xDrive50’s standard 60 series tires.

Suspension and Handling

For better maneuverability, the Countryman SE’s turning circle is 1 foot tighter than the iX xDrive50’s (38.7 feet vs. 39.7 feet).

Chassis

The MINI Countryman SE may be more efficient, handle and accelerate better because it weighs about 1100 to 1250 pounds less than the BMW iX.

The Countryman SE is 1 foot, 8 inches shorter than the iX, making the Countryman SE easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.

Passenger Space

For enhanced passenger comfort on long trips the Countryman SE’s rear seats recline. The iX’s rear seats don’t recline.

Cargo Capacity

A standard locking glovebox (which can’t be accessed with the valet key) keeps your small valuables safer in the Countryman SE. The iX doesn’t offer locking storage for small valuables.

Towing

Optional Trailer Stabilization Control on the Countryman SE uses the Dynamic Stability Control sensors to detect trailer sway, then uses individual brakes to counteract any swaying and help keep the tow vehicle and trailer steady. The iX doesn’t offer electronic trailer sway control.

Servicing Ease

J.D. Power and Associates surveys of service recipients show that MINI service is better than BMW. J.D. Power ranks MINI fourth in service department satisfaction. With a 22% lower rating, BMW is ranked 13th.

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