Head to head

MINI Cooper Electric vs Nissan Leaf e+

A side-by-side comparison of published UK specifications, including WLTP 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, 190 miles of range

MINI Cooper Electric

From £30,000 · 190 miles

Read the MINI Cooper Electric review

Car B

Nissan Leaf e+ electric car photographed from the front three-quarter angle, 220 miles of range

Nissan Leaf e+

From £32,000 · 220 miles

Read the Nissan Leaf e+ review

The verdict

The Nissan Leaf e+ offers more range — 220 miles WLTP against 190 miles, a gap of about 30 miles between charges. The Nissan Leaf e+ is the better fit for families needing extra boot space, with 435 litres and 5 seats versus 210 litres and 4 in the MINI Cooper Electric. On price the MINI Cooper Electric starts about £2,000 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 2 areas and the Nissan Leaf e+ in 4.

Specs side by side

Price from (new)(Lower is better)

MINI Cooper Electric£30,000
Nissan Leaf e+£32,000

Range (WLTP)

MINI Cooper Electric190 miles
Nissan Leaf e+220 miles

Battery

MINI Cooper Electric54.2 kWh
Nissan Leaf e+59 kWh

Body type

MINI Cooper Electrichatchback
Nissan Leaf e+hatchback

Seats

MINI Cooper Electric4
Nissan Leaf e+5

Boot space

MINI Cooper Electric210 litres
Nissan Leaf e+435 litres

0–60 mph(Lower is better)

MINI Cooper Electric6.7s
Nissan Leaf e+6.9s

Standout feature

MINI Cooper ElectricThe most fun small EV to drive
Nissan Leaf e+Bigger-battery Leaf, plentiful on the used market

How they score

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

Range

MINI Cooper Electric6/100
Nissan Leaf e+22/100

Price

MINI Cooper Electric83/100
Nissan Leaf e+79/100

Family space

MINI Cooper Electric2/100
Nissan Leaf e+34/100

Performance

MINI Cooper Electric41/100
Nissan Leaf e+38/100

Tech

MINI Cooper Electric34/100
Nissan Leaf e+3/100

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