Compare the2025 Fiat 500eVS 2024 MINI Cooper SE

The 500e has standard whiplash protection, which use a specially designed headrest to protect the driver and front passenger from whiplash. During a rear-end collision, the whiplash protection system moves the headrests forward to prevent neck and spine injuries. The Cooper SE doesn’t offer a whiplash protection system.

The 500e’s optional blind spot warning system uses sensors to alert the driver to objects in the vehicle’s blind spots where the side view mirrors don’t reveal them. The Cooper SE doesn’t offer a system to reveal objects in the driver’s blind spots.

To help make backing out of a parking space safer, the 500e’s optional Rear Cross Path Detection uses sensors in the rear to alert the driver to vehicles approaching from the side, helping the driver avoid collisions. The Cooper SE doesn’t offer a rear cross-path warning system.

Both the 500e and the Cooper SE have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, front wheel drive, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, rearview cameras, driver alert monitors and available front parking sensors.

There are almost 4 times as many Fiat dealers as there are MINI dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the 500e’s warranty.

On the EPA test cycle the 500e gets better mileage than the Cooper SE:

The 500e can travel longer on a full charge than the Cooper SE on a full charge:

For better traction, the 500e has larger tires than the Cooper SE (205/45R17 vs. 195/55R16).

The 500e’s tires provide better handling because they have a lower 45 series profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the Cooper SE’s standard 55 series tires.

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the 500e has standard 17-inch wheels. Smaller 16-inch wheels are standard on the Cooper SE.

For better maneuverability, the 500e’s turning circle is 3.6 feet tighter than the Cooper SE’s (31.5 feet vs. 35.1 feet).

The 500e is 8.7 inches shorter than the Cooper SE, making the 500e easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.

The 500e has .4 inches more front legroom and .5 inches more front shoulder room than the Cooper SE.

To improve rear visibility by keeping the rear window clear, the 500e has a standard rear fixed intermittent wiper with a full on position. The rear wiper standard on the Cooper SE only has an intermittent setting, so in a hard rain visibility isn’t as good.

To quickly and conveniently keep personal devices charged without cables tangling and wearing out, the Fiat 500e has a standard wireless phone charging system (Qi) in the center console. Only the Cooper SE Iconic offers wireless charging.