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Mini Cooper

Every Mini Cooper model year on file, 2001 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years2,235189 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years262001 to 2026
Recall campaigns29Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins2,829Summed across model years
By model year

The 2005 model year drew the most complaints, 372

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0100200300400200120043722007201020132016201920222026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Steering leads the Mini Cooper complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Steering
818
Airbags
418
Engine and cooling
357
Electrical system
313
Powertrain
281
Visibility and wipers
86
Seats
66
Lighting
59
Fuel system
59
Brakes
49
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Mini Cooper model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Mini Cooper by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026Hatchback20.0501011
2025Hatchback10.0203043
2024Hatchback10.0130028
2023Hatchback728.6640015
2022Hatchback616.7670025
2021Hatchback728.61002046
2020Hatchback742.9882074
2019Hatchback120.09220141
2018SUV837.51900200
2017Hatchback2817.916530273
2016Hatchback2810.72241085
2015Hatchback565.432962395
2014Hatchback3414.728372431
2013Hatchback472.129410135
2012Convertible6612.11,32010133
2011Hatchback837.237710141
2010Hatchback9214.137620117
2009Hatchback1518.63731092
2008Hatchback11512.21871098
2007Hatchback11711.11421097
2006Hatchback2009.03131042
2005Hatchback3724.89304251
2004Hatchback2825.01,0074242
2003Hatchback3209.41,2804546
2002Hatchback1877.56455545
2001SUV60.0240023
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mini Cooper

  • 25V-616 Sep 17, 2025
    Torsion bar in both front seat belt retractors may have been damaged during production
    Seat belts · 1,571 vehicles
  • 24V-697 Sep 18, 2024
    Welds in the servomotor of the integrated brake control module may break, causing a loss of power brake assist and rear brake function
    Stability and traction control · 309 vehicles
  • 24V-104 Feb 12, 2024
    Integrated brake (IB) system may malfunction and result in a loss of power brake assist or cause the Antilock Brake (ABS) and Dynamic Stability…
    Stability and traction control · 267k vehicles
  • 23V-337 May 11, 2023
    Electronic control module in the driver's side footwell area may short-circuit, due to corrosion from water and road salt
    Electrical system · 98k vehicles
  • 21V-554 Jul 21, 2021
    Passenger seat belt Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) may deactivate early, before the webbing fully retracts
    Seat belts · 22k vehicles
  • 20V-283 May 20, 2020
    Due to a problem with the rollover sensor within the air bag control unit, in the event of a rollover crash, the head air bag, seat belt…
    Airbags · 76 vehicles
  • 19V-634 Aug 28, 2019
    Rear side trim panels may have been assembled without a crash pad
    Structure · 683 vehicles
  • 19V-601 Aug 14, 2019
    Steering gear tie rod may have been assembled incorrectly, which may result in excessive wear of the tie rod end, eventually causing it to break
    Steering · 32 vehicles
  • 18V-465 Jul 11, 2018
    Crankshaft sensor may be equipped with incorrect firmware, preventing the sensor from properly processing input from the crankshaft reluctor ring,…
    Engine and cooling · 5,309 vehicles
  • 17V-222 Mar 31, 2017
    When the affected vehicles are braking and the turn signals are on, the inner, bumper-mounted, brake light will go out
    Lighting · 17k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.