Factory build sheet

2012 Mini Hardtop John Cooper Works

Build WMWSV9C5-C · 1.6L 4cyl · Front-wheel drive · Hatchback

VIN positions 1 through 8 read WMWSV9C5 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 WMWSV9C5 and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 81 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 81 known VINs
  • 3 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
Engine model
4-cylinder turbo
Horsepower
206 hp
Fuel type
Gasoline

Drivetrain

Drive type
Front-wheel drive

Body & chassis

Body class
Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
NHTSA body type
PASSENGER CAR
Doors
2
Series
JCW
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.

$12,393 median asking price · 5 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026

Too few listings to publish a price range — with 5 cars on the market, the cheapest and the dearest are single cars, not a spread. The median above is what they ask in the middle.

Compare every 2012 Hardtop trim and its price →

The same build, other model years

Mini used the VIN pattern WMWSV9C5 for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.

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 SV9C5 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

81 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to WMWSV9C5-C shares the specification above.

  • 81 Known VINs
  • 3 Listed for sale now
  • 5 Priced listings
  • $12,393 Median asking

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.

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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 5 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 81 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.