Which Rear Wiper Blades Will Fit Your MINI Cooper R50 or R53?

This easy-to-understand article will help!

Some of the simplest maintenance items can be quite challenging to identify for replacement, this includes the Rear Wiper Blade on the MINI Cooper R50 and R53 Hatchbacks.

That's because MINI (for reasons unknown) decided to change the part number for the rear wiper arm and blade mid-production. These arms and blades must be matched, and are NOT interchangeable; off-the-shelf generic wiper blades are not compatible with MINI's rear wiper. To further complicate the matter, we have found some early MINIs with the later Rear Wiper Arm and later MINIs with early arms!

We will do our best to help you identify the correct rear wiper arm and blade that is on your 2002-2004 or 2005 - 2006 MINI Hatchback.


How To Measure Wiper Blade Length?

*Always* measure from end to end of the entire blade or arm, not just the rubber refill.



HATCHBACKS MANUFACTURED FROM 2002 UP TO JULY 2004 (essentially 2002-2004 models)

The easiest way to confirm that you have the factory original rear wiper assembly is to look at the wiper blade and confirm that the blade has TWO joints as shown in the image below. You can also measure the blade length - it should be 11.75".

The parts below fit the following MINI Cooper Hatchback/Hardtop models:

  • 2002 R50 and R53
  • 2003 R50 and R53
  • 07/2004 R50 and R53
MINI wiper blade NMA3019

Another method to determine the correct wiper blade is to measure the wiper arm length with the blade - it should be 14" total length as shown in the image below:

MINI wiper blade NMK3021

Or, you can measure the wiper arm without the blade - it should be 9" arm length:

MINI wiper blade NMA3021E

HATCHBACKS MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 2004 THRU 2006 (essentially 2005-2006 models)

The easiest way to confirm that you have the factory original rear wiper assembly is to look at the wiper blade and confirm that the blade has ONE joint as shown in the image below. You can also measure the blade length - it should be 11.25".

The parts below fit the following MINI Cooper Hatchback/Hardtop models:

  • Sept 2004 R50 and R53
  • 2005 R50 and R53
  • 2006 R50 and R53
  • NMA3020 - Wiper Blade only
  • NMA3021 - Wiper Arm only
  • NMK3022 - Wiper Arm with Blade
  • NMK3121 - Front and Rear WIPER BLADE Set (3 blades - no arms)
MINI wiper blade NMA3020

Another method to determine the correct wiper blade is to measure the wiper arm length with the blade - it should be 14.5" total length as shown in the image below:

MINI wiper blade NMK3022 length

Or, you can measure the wiper arm without the blade - it should be 10.25" arm length:

MINI wiper blade NMA3021 measurement

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