MINI Hatch Dimensions
3.87 m long, 1.73 m wide and 1.41 m tall, with a 211 litres boot and a 1,250 kg kerb weight — and what those numbers mean for a UK garage and a marked parking bay.
Length
3.87 m
Width
1.73 m
Height
1.41 m
Boot
211 L
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MINI Hatch size and weight in full
Figures for the most common UK specification of the MINI Hatch.
| Measurement | MINI Hatch | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 3,874 mm (3.87 m) | Nose to tail, excluding a towbar |
| Width | 1,727 mm (1.73 m) | Body only — door mirrors are not included |
| Height | 1,414 mm (1.41 m) | Unladen, roof bars and aerial excluded |
| Kerb weight | 1,250 kg | Car plus fluids, no occupants or luggage |
| Boot capacity | 211 litres | Manufacturer-quoted, rear seats up |
| Fuel tank | 40 litres | Usable capacity varies with the fuel-light reserve |
| Doors | 3 | — |
| Seats | 4 | — |
| Body type | Hatchback | — |
Representative figures for the most common UK specification. Where a nameplate spans several generations these reflect the version most common on UK roads, so treat them as a shortlisting guide and check the handbook for a specific car. Last reviewed August 2026.
Will a MINI Hatch fit your garage or parking space?
Almost nobody searches for a car's length out of curiosity. They are working out whether it clears a garage door, whether the doors will open in a supermarket bay, or whether it will hang over the end of a driveway. Here is the MINI Hatch measured against the two spaces that usually decide it.
Standard parking bay (2.40 m × 4.80 m)
- Length spare
- 93 cm
- Gap each side
- 34 cm
It sits inside the marked box, so the usual constraint is the car next to you rather than the bay itself. The side gap is reasonable before mirrors are counted.
Typical single garage (2.40 m × 5.00 m inside)
- Length spare
- 113 cm
- Gap each side
- 34 cm
The reference garage is the same 2.40 m wide as a marked bay, so the side gap matches — but here it is a wall, not a car that might have parked badly. The length works on paper, but that spare is shared between the door and whatever is stored at the back. Older UK garages are frequently narrower and shorter than this.
Read the width figure carefully
The 1,727 mm above is body width with the mirrors excluded, which is how manufacturers publish it. Mirrors add a meaningful amount on each side — enough to turn a comfortable garage into a folded-mirror one — so treat every side-clearance figure on this page as a best case. The bay and garage sizes are common UK conventions, not regulations: bays are marked differently from car park to car park, and garage interiors vary by decade of build. Measure your own opening before you buy.
Height is rarely the problem in the UK: the tallest car in this dataset is still under 1.75 m, so a height-barrier car park is normally only an issue once a roof box or bike carrier is on top. The MINI Hatch stands 1,414 mm unladen without them.
How the MINI Hatch compares to other hatchbacks
Averaged across the 22 hatchback models we hold full dimension data for. Averages are computed from the same committed figures shown on every page in this cluster — nothing is modelled or estimated.
| Measurement | MINI Hatch | Average hatchback | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 3,874 mm | 4,173 mm | 299 mm shorter |
| Width | 1,727 mm | 1,769 mm | 42 mm narrower |
| Height | 1,414 mm | 1,461 mm | 47 mm lower |
| Kerb weight | 1,250 kg | 1,210 kg | 40 kg heavier |
| Boot | 211 litres | 344 litres | 133 litres smaller |
Across every model in the dataset the MINI Hatch is the 37th longest of 40 and the 39th biggest boot. Within hatchbacks alone it is 19 of 22 on length and 21 of 22 on boot space.
Cars a similar size to the MINI Hatch
Closest on combined length and width, so these occupy roughly the same space on a driveway.
Suzuki Swift dimensions
3.85 m × 1.74 m · 265 litres boot
Toyota Yaris dimensions
3.94 m × 1.75 m · 286 litres boot
Ford Fiesta dimensions
4.04 m × 1.74 m · 292 litres boot
Peugeot 208 dimensions
4.05 m × 1.75 m · 309 litres boot
Volkswagen Polo dimensions
4.05 m × 1.75 m · 351 litres boot
Honda Jazz dimensions
4.04 m × 1.69 m · 304 litres boot
MINI Hatch dimensions — FAQ
What are the dimensions of a MINI Hatch?
How big is the MINI Hatch boot?
Will a MINI Hatch fit in a standard UK garage?
Does the MINI Hatch fit in a standard parking bay?
How much does a MINI Hatch weigh?
Are these MINI Hatch figures the same for every model year?
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