Mini Hardtop · Engine family · 2 offered

Mini Hardtop 1.5L three-cylinder turbo

This is the 1.5L three-cylinder as the VIN decodes it on the Hardtop — one mechanical family, every trim it was fitted to. Rated at 134 hp. We decode it on 27,793 VINs across 22 factory builds, and 570 of those cars are on sale today at a typical $13,999.

Cylinders
3
Power
134 hp
Induction
Turbo
Fuel
Gasoline
Fitted
2015–2024
Drive
FWD
Gearboxes
Manual · Automatic

◷ Updated August 31, 2026 ▤ National asking prices, refreshed nightly

$13,999
Typical asking price, cars with this engine
570
On sale today with the 1.5L 3-cyl
2015–2024
Model years it was fitted
22
Factory configurations
27,793
Hardtop VINs decoded with it

Where the 1.5L 3-cyl sits in the Hardtop engine lineup

Every engine family this model was sold with, ordered by size. The bar spans the model years it was fitted; the price is what cars carrying it ask today. Older engines look cheaper because the cars are older — the only fair comparison is an engine whose years overlap this one's.

1.5L 3-cyl turbo · this page
2015–2024
$13,999
134 hp · 570 on sale
2.0L 4-cyl turbo
2014–2026
$23,844
161–301 hp · 3,006 on sale

2 engine families, one nameplate. Open the Mini Hardtop price hub to compare them side by side, or to jump into any of the others.

Which Hardtop years got a 1.5L 3-cyl engine

Every model year this engine was fitted to, newest first. The bar is how much of the family's VIN volume sits in that year — long bars are the years this engine was everywhere.

Year Share of VINs VINs On sale Builds
2024 831 31 2 2023 1,309 22 2 2022 1,500 32 2 2021 1,685 40 2 2020 1,802 44 2 2019 3,875 91 2 2018 2,904 60 2 2017 3,139 64 4 2016 4,020 61 2 2015 6,728 125 2

VIN counts come from our decode of the model's build patterns, not from live listings. A year link opens the full Hardtop report for that year — every engine of the model, not just this one.

22 factory configurations with this engine

Each one is a distinct build as the VIN decodes it — trim, body, gearbox and equipment. Open a build sheet for its full spec and the VINs recorded on it.

2024

2 builds

2023

1 build

2022

2 builds

2021

2 builds

2020

2 builds

2019

2 builds

2018

2 builds

2017

4 builds

2016

2 builds

2015

2 builds

Showing the 21 most-built configurations of 22. Every 2024 Hardtop build →

The 1.5L 3-cyl Hardtop: common questions

Which Hardtop years have the 1.5L 3-cyl?

2015–2024, without a break — 10 model years in our VIN decode, across 22 factory configurations and 27,793 VINs.

What does a 1.5L 3-cyl Hardtop cost?

$13,999 is the typical asking price across the 570 cars with this engine on sale today. The year-by-year ladder above splits that by model year — the spread between the oldest and newest year is far wider than the spread between engines.

Is the 1.5L 3-cyl turbocharged?

Yes — every configuration in this family decodes as turbocharged.

1.5L 3-cyl Hardtop on the market

Individual vehicles carrying this engine, each with its own listing-history page. The sample is pinned to fixed VIN buckets, so it does not reshuffle day to day.