Factory build sheet
2012 Mini Hardtop
Build WMWSU3C5-C · 1.6L 4cyl · Hatchback
VIN positions 1 through 8 read WMWSU3C5 and position 10 reads C. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Hardtop whose VIN starts WMWSU3C5 and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 5,170 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 5,170 known VINs
- 70 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Mini with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 1.6 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Horsepower
- 121 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 2
- Series
- Cooper
- Manufacturer
- BMW AG
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1
- GVWR
- 6,000 lb or less
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$6,950 median asking price · 104 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $3,775 Top 2% of listings $10,250
The same build, other model years
Mini used the VIN pattern WMWSU3C5 for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2011 1.6L 4cyl Hatchback · 3,948 vehicles code B $5,999
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2012 You are here code C $6,950
- 2013 1.6L 4cyl Hatchback · 7,123 vehicles code D $6,500
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WMW | BMW AG · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | SU3C5 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | C | Model year — 2012 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
5,170 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to WMWSU3C5-C shares the specification above.
- 5,170 Known VINs
- 70 Listed for sale now
- 104 Priced listings
- $6,950 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 3 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Hardtop, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2012 S 1.6L 4-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback 3,075 vehicles · $6,900 median
- 2012 John Cooper Works 1.6L 4-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback · FWD 81 vehicles · $12,393 median
- 2013 1.6L 4-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback 7,123 vehicles · $6,500 median
- 2013 S 1.6L 4-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback 4,328 vehicles · $7,995 median
- 2015 1.5L 3-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback 4,253 vehicles · $8,995 median
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Prices are asking prices from 104 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 5,170 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.