Where each one leads
MINI John Cooper Works
- Fewer MINI John Cooper Works cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (1.7% against 3.3%).
SEAT León
- New SEAT León cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 122 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 156 for the MINI John Cooper Works in 2022.
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol SEAT León uses 6.5 l/100 km on the road, the MINI John Cooper Works 8.4.
Too close to call: MOT pass rate against cars of the same age.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| MINI John Cooper Works | SEAT León | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2013–2018 | — |
| New cars registered in Europe | 58,522 (2010–2022) | 1,263,067 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 33,136 | 197,210 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 3,054 | 62,541 |
| In traffic in Finland | 126 | 10,985 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| MINI John Cooper Works | SEAT León | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 86% | 77% |
| … against cars of the same age | +5% | +3% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 1.7% | 3.3% |
| US recall campaigns | 2 | — |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 298 | — |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 1 | — |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| MINI John Cooper Works | SEAT León | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 7.7 l/100 km (2025) | — |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | 8.4 l/100 km | 6.5 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | — | 5.6 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | — | 6.6 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 156 g/km | 122 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 170 kW (228 hp) | 99 kW (132 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,393 kg | 1,419 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €54,093 | €29,415 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 117,000 km | 166,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).