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How many seats in Mini Cooper?

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casimirscattery · 27/06/2025 00:48

I've got my eyes on a used 5 door Mini Cooper at a good price, I've been as a passenger before and really love this car. How many seat belts are there in the back? I'm wondering if it's possible to fit three children in the rear seats comfortably. I'll be arranging a test drive this week but would like to get a better idea about it before.

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familyissues12345 · 27/06/2025 08:08

Just bought a 5 door Mini Cooper, there are 3 full seatbelts in the back, but the middle seat is tiny so have no idea who would fit in that space..

Bjorkdidit · 27/06/2025 08:06

RaspberryRipple2 · 27/06/2025 08:03

You’re going to have to check - my 3 door Mini Cooper definitely only has 2 seats in the back! Bit weird if the 5 door has 3 but maybe it does!

It's not weird at all for 3 and 5 door cars to have different numbers of seats. People with 3 door cars are unlikely to be routinely transporting 3 people in the back of their car and a lot of people will struggle to get in and out, so there's not much point putting the third belt in.

JulietSierra · 27/06/2025 08:06

I have a 5 door mini and there are 3 seats in the back. Yes it’s a squash and you wouldn’t want to do it for a long journey, but it’s fine.
The three door minis have only two seats in the back. That’s what convinced me to buy the 5 door. That extra seat is very useful to have.

MadameCholetsDirtySecret · 27/06/2025 08:04

I have the 5 door Mini Cooper and it is much bigger than the 2 door. There are three seats in the back.
I would go to a mini dealership have have a look.
I love my mini. It’s a brilliant car.

Sundaymorningcalla · 27/06/2025 08:04

RaspberryRipple2 · 27/06/2025 08:03

You’re going to have to check - my 3 door Mini Cooper definitely only has 2 seats in the back! Bit weird if the 5 door has 3 but maybe it does!

This is correct, our household has one of each.

RaspberryRipple2 · 27/06/2025 08:03

You’re going to have to check - my 3 door Mini Cooper definitely only has 2 seats in the back! Bit weird if the 5 door has 3 but maybe it does!

Sundaymorningcalla · 27/06/2025 07:50

casimirscattery · 27/06/2025 06:31

Expecting teens to sit in the back of a mini is abuse.
Abuse?

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I'd recommend you try sitting in the back of it before you commit to buying.

I drive a Mini, if I know I'm needed to offer a lift to more than 1 other person I take our run around C1 which whilst just as small is more roomy in the back.

Jessbow · 27/06/2025 07:36

I have a 5 door cooper - John Cooper works.
3 seat belts in back seat,and not a great deal of leg room- enought but not roomy . Back seat is really designed to two - I wouldn't want o be the middle one sat on the hump

Bjorkdidit · 27/06/2025 07:09

How tall are you all is the main consideration. If you and DH are 5 foot or so and your teens are all similar height runners, it's a different consideration to them being 6 foot 4 rugby players.

3 in the back of a Mini is always going to be a squeeze, but it's a non starter if there's only 2 seatbelts. You can probably find photos and specs online.

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casimirscattery · 27/06/2025 07:08

Loveduppenguin · 27/06/2025 07:06

with all your respect, why don’t you just ring up the person who’s selling it and ask them?….

I don't believe the car dealership is open yet. But thank you for your savvy suggestion.

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Loveduppenguin · 27/06/2025 07:06

with all your respect, why don’t you just ring up the person who’s selling it and ask them?….

ScrewedByFunding · 27/06/2025 07:05

Sundaymorningcalla · 27/06/2025 05:38

It has five seats. Realistically though it has two seats. No passenger can sit comfortably in the back for long periods. Expecting teens to sit in the back of a mini is abuse.

Haha. Funny that example didn't crop up on my recent safeguarding training.

mumisfull · 27/06/2025 07:05

I have a 5 door mini and take 3 teen girls in the back once a week for 15 min journey and then home again. It is a squash and I think any longer would be too much.

lottleandlittle · 27/06/2025 07:05

i have a 5 door mini.

I have two baby seats in it easily and I can get in the middle seat between them no problem.

I’ve picked up my husband and his two mates before and the two lads fitted in the back no problem and they are athletic men.

three teenagers I would say yes. Will it be a squeeze? Yea. But I’d rather be squished in a car for a lift than have to walk to there’s that

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casimirscattery · 27/06/2025 07:03

Iloveasunnyday · 27/06/2025 07:01

It's exactly the same size car but has a seatbelt on the hump between the two back seats. You would fit two teens but really struggle to fit 3.

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So 3 seatbelts in the back, but very small. Will comfortably sit 2 but not 3, seems to be the verdict? That's a shame, but best to know before arranging a test drive.

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U53rn8m3ch8ng3 · 27/06/2025 07:02

No, you would not easily, if at all, fit 3 teenagers. Probably the most ridiculous car to consider for teenagers.

Iloveasunnyday · 27/06/2025 07:01

casimirscattery · 27/06/2025 06:52

The one I'm considering is a 5 door mini.

It's exactly the same size car but has a seatbelt on the hump between the two back seats. You would fit two teens but really struggle to fit 3.

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casimirscattery · 27/06/2025 07:00

PurBal · 27/06/2025 06:54

We have a mini, only 2 seatbelt in the back. We can fit 2 car seats no problem but 3 teenagers would be tough.

Is this a 5 door mini?

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PurBal · 27/06/2025 06:54

We have a mini, only 2 seatbelt in the back. We can fit 2 car seats no problem but 3 teenagers would be tough.

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casimirscattery · 27/06/2025 06:52

The one I'm considering is a 5 door mini.

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Iloveasunnyday · 27/06/2025 06:49

I have got the two door electric Mini. Only two seatbelts in the back. Not a chance of fitting three teens in there even if there were three seatbelts as it's really small.
Luckily, there is only usually me and my dog in the car.

Nina1013 · 27/06/2025 06:48

I had one a couple of years ago and I’m sure it only had 2 seats in the back….

One I had ten years ago definitely did.

Plinkyplink · 27/06/2025 06:47

I’m not sure about the 5 door version but I had a new 3 door cooper as a courtesy car recently and it was two in the back max. There were only 2 seatbelts in the back, so couldn’t put a third in even if you wanted to!

LiberteEgaliteBeyonce · 27/06/2025 06:43

The countryman is bot as cute but way roomier.