Just today got a 2018 Countryman - plugged iPod in and screen indicated it was not supported
Was told by my Mini adviser that the old cable that I use in my 2016 Countryman would not work in the 2018 and did not think there was a way to make to work with a cable

Is there a cable?

Liked the idea of being able to see the song/artist etc on the head as it appears on the iPod

all that aside - love the car
This is our 7th Mini - first was a 1964 1275S -n most fun ever
Cooper- Clubman- Roadster - and now our third Countryman

 

I did not know you need a special cable. On my 2015 F55 I have the ipod plugged in using a plain old usb cable and it works just fine.

 

and you can still see the descriptive of track and artist and control the iPod from the car controls?

 

just hooked it up with the standard Muti-pin to USB the usb in on Mini
WORKS!
was trying to use the y- cable that have wit 2016 - too complicated

Thanks