Head to head

MINI Cooper Electric vs Nissan Leaf

A side-by-side comparison of published Canadian specifications, including NRCan range figures.

This comparison is generated automatically from published manufacturer specifications, not from hands-on testing. It sets the two cars' figures side by side; it is not a road test.

Car A

MINI Cooper Electric electric car photographed from the front three-quarter angle, 315 km of range

MINI Cooper Electric

From C$47,950 Β· 315 km

Read the MINI Cooper Electric review

Car B

Nissan Leaf electric car photographed from the front three-quarter angle, 240 km of range

Nissan Leaf

From C$40,400 Β· 240 km

Read the Nissan Leaf review

The verdict

The MINI Cooper Electric offers more range β€” 315 km NRCan against 240 km, a gap of about 75 km between charges. The Nissan Leaf is the better fit for families needing extra cargo space, with 435 litres and 5 seats versus 210 litres and 4 in the MINI Cooper Electric. On price the Nissan Leaf starts about C$7,550 lower, while the quicker of the two off the line is the MINI Cooper Electric at 6.7s.

On the measured specifications below, the MINI Cooper Electric leads in 3 areas and the Nissan Leaf in 3.

Specs side by side

Price from (new)(Lower is better)

MINI Cooper ElectricC$47,950
Nissan LeafC$40,400

Range (NRCan)

MINI Cooper Electric315 km
Nissan Leaf240 km

Battery

MINI Cooper Electric54.2 kWh
Nissan Leaf39 kWh

Body type

MINI Cooper Electrichatchback
Nissan Leafhatchback

Seats

MINI Cooper Electric4
Nissan Leaf5

Cargo space

MINI Cooper Electric210 litres
Nissan Leaf435 litres

0–100 km/h(Lower is better)

MINI Cooper Electric6.7s
Nissan Leaf7.9s

Standout feature

MINI Cooper ElectricThe most fun small EV to drive
Nissan LeafHuge used supply makes it the cheapest way into EVs

How they score

Each attribute is a percentile against every EV on sale in Canada β€” 100 means best in the dataset. These are the same attributes our recommender uses.

Range

MINI Cooper Electric3/100
Nissan Leaf0/100

Price

MINI Cooper Electric97/100
Nissan Leaf100/100

Family space

MINI Cooper Electric0/100
Nissan Leaf17/100

Performance

MINI Cooper Electric15/100
Nissan Leaf3/100

Tech

MINI Cooper Electric17/100
Nissan Leaf0/100

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