Used MINI Clubman S Manuals: Which Year to Buy?

Prices checked November 2026.

The MINI Cooper S Clubman came with a 6-speed manual in the US for 2 generations: the R55 and the F54. This guide covers 6 model years, with sold prices from Bring a Trailer and Cars and Bids for that exact year, trim and gearbox. We give a range only where we found at least 3 matching sales. A single sale is one car on one day, not a market value.

Why consider a manual Cooper S Clubman?

It is a turbo MINI with more room behind the front seats and rear barn doors, and a 6-speed manual was offered on it in the US through the 2019 model year. The EPA lists a 6-speed manual Cooper S Clubman for 2009 to 2014 and 2016 to 2019. For 2020 it lists only automatics (2020 listing). There was no 2015 Clubman in the EPA data.

R55 versus F54: what changed?

The R55 is a stretched version of the R56 hatchback. It has rear barn doors and a single "Club door" on the passenger side, according to the Cars and Bids listing for a 2009 car. The F54 that replaced it is a larger car with 4 side doors plus the barn doors (2016 listing). Both are front-wheel drive as standard. The F54 added an ALL4 all-wheel-drive version with a manual for 2017 to 2019, per the EPA.

Six exact-year candidates to research

Power figures come from the auction listings: 172 hp and 177 lb-ft for the N14 (2009 listing), 181 hp and 177 lb-ft for the N18 (2011 listing), and 189 hp and 207 lb-ft for the F54 2.0 (2016 listing).

1. 2009 MINI Cooper S Clubman (R55), 6-speed manual

Price check: we found 2 sold cars on Cars and Bids. One with 76,900 miles sold for $5,251 in July 2024. One with 82,800 miles sold for $7,266 in February 2022. These are 2 single sales, not a range. A 31,000-mile 2009 on Bring a Trailer that sold for $9,000 was an automatic, so it is left out.

• Turbo coolant pump. Recall 12V-008 covers 2008 to 2011 Cooper S Clubman cars built November 14, 2006 to January 18, 2011, for an electric auxiliary water pump whose circuit board can overheat. Recall 18V-248 replaced the pump again on R55 Cooper S Clubman cars built January 28, 2008 to September 23, 2011. See our 18V-248 guide and the MINI recall notice.
• Footwell module. Recall 23V-337 covers 2008 to 2014 Clubman Cooper S cars sold or ever registered in listed salt-belt states, where the module in the driver's footwell can short-circuit from corrosion. NHTSA recall data.

2. 2010 MINI Cooper S Clubman (R55), 6-speed manual

Price check: 3 sales, from $6,000 to $7,880. Two sold on Bring a Trailer in fall 2024: a 106,000-mile car for $6,000 and a 95,000-mile car for $7,880. The third, with 73,800 miles and an aftermarket exhaust and intake, sold on Cars and Bids for $6,250 in November 2020.

• Same recalls as the 2009: 12V-008 and 18V-248 for the turbo coolant pump, and 23V-337 for the footwell module in salt-belt states. The 2010 has the same N14 engine as the 2009. Our R56 timing chain guide covers the N14 cold-start chain rattle to listen for.

3. 2011 MINI Cooper S Clubman (R55), 6-speed manual

2011 is the first year of the facelifted R55 with the N18 engine. It also has the most manual sales of any year here. Price check: 6 Bring a Trailer sales since January 2022, from $7,000 to $17,500. The low end was a 69,000-mile car at $7,000 in July 2024. The high end was a Hampton edition with 55,000 miles at $17,500 in March 2022. The others sold for $15,366 (April 2022, 32,000 miles), $8,211 (March 2025, 58,000 miles), $9,700 (September 2025, 50,000 miles) and $12,300 (October 2026, 63,000 miles).

• Recalls 12V-008, 18V-248 and 23V-337 all list the 2011 Cooper S Clubman. 11V-299 covers 2011 Clubman cars built February 8 to May 11, 2011 that left the factory with a European tachometer whose brake warning symbols do not meet US rules. NHTSA recall data for 2011.

4. 2012 MINI Cooper S Clubman (R55), 6-speed manual

Price check: one 2012 manual car with 31,000 miles sold on Bring a Trailer for $18,250 in April 2023. That is a single sale. A 4,900-mile 2012 that sold for $15,750 was an automatic. For the later N18 years, a 101,000-mile 2013 sold for $6,888 in July 2026 and a 19,000-mile 2014 sold for $17,250 in October 2026, both 6-speed cars.

• 18V-248 (turbo coolant pump, by build date) and 23V-337 (footwell module, salt-belt states) list the 2012. NHTSA recall data for 2012.

5. 2016 MINI Cooper S Clubman (F54), 6-speed manual

The F54 Cooper S Clubman was front-wheel drive only for 2016 in the EPA data. Price check: one manual car with 69,400 miles sold on Cars and Bids for $13,250 in January 2024. That is a single sale. For a later FWD car, a 30,500-mile 2019 manual sold for $23,000 in April 2024.

• Side curtain airbags. Recall 16V-553 covers 2016 to 2017 Clubman cars built August 19, 2015 to July 14, 2016, where the front side curtain airbags may not deploy as intended. NHTSA recall data for 2016.

6. 2017 MINI Cooper S Clubman ALL4 (F54), 6-speed manual

2017 was the first year the EPA lists an all-wheel-drive Cooper S Clubman ALL4 with a manual. We found no FWD 2017 manual sale, so this section covers the ALL4. Price check: 2 sales. A 31,000-mile car sold on Bring a Trailer for $19,250 in November 2024, and a 64,800-mile car sold on Cars and Bids for $15,000 in October 2025.

• Airbags. 16V-553 (side curtain airbags, by build date) and 16V-914, which covers seat-mounted side airbag initiators that may fail to ignite on 2017 Clubman Cooper S and ALL4 models. NHTSA recall data for 2017.

Manual gearbox and engine differences

Every car above has a 6-speed manual. The engine is what changes. The 2009 and 2010 R55 use the 1.6-liter N14, the 2011 to 2014 R55 use the 1.6-liter N18 with 9 more horsepower, and the F54 uses a 2.0-liter turbo four with more torque. Two of the low-mileage cars we found listed as "Cooper S Clubman" without "6-speed" in the title were automatics. Read the gearbox line on every listing.

Recall and service history checks

• Run the full VIN at NHTSA recall lookup. On an R55, ask for the repair order showing the turbo coolant pump work under 12V-008 or 18V-248.
• In a salt-belt state, ask whether 23V-337 was done on any 2008 to 2014 Clubman.
• On a 2016 or 2017 F54, ask for proof of the airbag recalls.
• Ask for oil change records with dates and mileage.

What to inspect before buying

• On an N14 car, listen to a cold start for a few seconds of chain rattle. Our R56 timing chain guide explains what it means.
• Check the clutch take-up and that the car pulls cleanly in every gear on a test drive.
• Pay for an independent pre-purchase inspection at a shop that knows MINIs, including a scan for stored fault codes and a look for oil and coolant leaks.
• Check for accident repairs. Several of the Cars and Bids sales above disclosed accident or paint repairs in the listing.

Which Clubman fits your priorities?

• Smallest car and lowest price: a 2009 or 2010 R55. Every sale we found for these 2 years was under $8,000.
• R55 with the later engine: a 2011 or 2012. 2011 has the most sales to compare.
• Rear-seat access and long trips: an F54. It has 4 side doors and more interior space.
• Snow: a 2017 to 2019 Cooper S Clubman ALL4 with the manual.

How we picked

We started with 6 model years and checked each against the EPA's fueleconomy.gov listings for a factory 6-speed manual Cooper S Clubman. We swapped 2013 for 2011 because 2011 had 6 manual sales and 2013 had 1. We then read completed sales on Bring a Trailer and Cars and Bids for the exact year, trim and gearbox, and left out automatics, John Cooper Works cars and base Cooper models. Recalls come from NHTSA's recall data. Before you buy, run the VIN, get an independent inspection and ask for service records.

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