Factory build sheet
2017 Mini Hardtop John Cooper Works 2-Door Hatchback FWD
Build WMWXM9C5-H · 2L 4cyl · Front-wheel drive · Hatchback
VIN positions 1 through 8 read WMWXM9C5 and position 10 reads H. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Hardtop whose VIN starts WMWXM9C5 and carries H in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 132 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 132 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 2017 Mini Hardtop John Cooper Works 2-Door Hatchback FWD 2L 4cyl Hatchback (201 vehicles). That page carries the full record.
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
- 2 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Engine model
- 228 hp 2l i4
- Horsepower
- 228 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Front-wheel drive
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 3
- 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.
The same build, other model years
Mini used the VIN pattern WMWXM9C5 for 5 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2015 John Cooper Works 2-Door Hatchback FWD 2L 4cyl Hatchback · 128 vehicles code F
- 2016 John Cooper Works 2-Door Hatchback FWD 2L 4cyl Hatchback · 277 vehicles code G $15,998
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2017 You are here code H
- 2018 John Cooper Works 2-Door Hatchback FWD 2L 4cyl Hatchback · 192 vehicles code J $20,998
- 2019 John Cooper Works 2-Door Hatchback FWD 2L 4cyl Hatchback · 453 vehicles code K $23,844
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 | XM9C5 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | H | Model year — 2017 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
132 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to WMWXM9C5-H shares the specification above.
- 132 Known VINs
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.
- 2017 1.5L 3-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback · FWD 1,230 vehicles · $10,329 median
- 2017 1.5L 3-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback · FWD 502 vehicles · $12,500 median
- 2017 S 2-Door Hatchback FWD 2L 4-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback · FWD 863 vehicles · $14,499 median
- 2017 1.5L 3-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback · FWD 734 vehicles · $10,995 median
- 2017 S 4-Door Hatchback FWD 2L 4-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback · FWD 557 vehicles · $13,798 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.
Vehicle counts come from the 132 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.