Safety Score
58
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-15 | 15V660000 |
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 86,018 | — | Details |
| 2005-10-12 | 05V470000 |
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS | 960 | — | Details |
| 2002-07-25 | 02V201000 |
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY | 3,531 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Unoccupied passenger side airbags; all front & backseat bags deployed after passenger side tires hit pothole on road. P… |
| 2023-12-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I purchased the vehicle used with airbag light showing on the speedometer gauge cluster. Searched with vin for recalls … |
| 2023-12-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Driverside headlight assembly flickers everytime when you turn the key to position 1 with selector on off or auto. Flic… |
| 2021-03-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY MINI COOPER NEEDS RECALL WORK DONE. I AM IN BILLINGS, MT AND 392 MILES FROM THE CLOSEST CERTIFIED PLACE TO GET IT RE… |
| 2019-06-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | SO I BOUGHT A 2002 MINI COOPER LESS THAN A YEAR AGO AND IT CURRENTLY HAS 74K MILES AND ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO A PARKIN… |
| 2018-01-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MINI COOPER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER ST… |
| 2017-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE FROM THE SUN ROOF, WHIC… |
| 2016-08-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MINI COOPER. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE MADE A LEFT TURN AND TH… |
| 2016-03-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AT 140,000 MILE: + AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER SAID THAT THE AIRBAG COMPUTER MODULE WILL COST $1,000 TO REPLACE. I … |
| 2016-03-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS DASH LIGHT AND BREAK LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON. IN ADDITION TO THE AIR BAG LIGHT THAT SUDDENLY CAME ON, THE DEALER SAI… |
| 2016-03-15 | WHEELS | No | 0 | THE DASH LOW TIRE AIR LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON; IT COMES ON AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 5 MINUETS. I'VE CHECKED ALL TIRES AN… |
| 2015-02-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WA… |
| 2014-11-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING PUMP IS VERY LOUD WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE. CAN BE VERY HARD TO TURN WHEEL AT TIMES AND SOMETIMES THE PO… |
| 2014-05-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING EAST ON SHERIDAN DR. IN THE TOWN OF TONAWANDA, I EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING. I… |
| 2014-05-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 2002 MINI COOPER, MANUAL TRANSMISSION. LOW MILEAGE, ONLY 22,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING IS CITY TRAFFIC, THE TRANS… |
| 2014-04-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED … |
| 2014-03-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY MINI COOPER ON A MAJOR ROAD IN HEAVY TRAFFIC MY MINI COOPER EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER TO TH… |
| 2013-09-30 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | I WAS EXITING FROM 35TH STREET IN NEWPORT NEWS, VA ONTO THE WARWICK BLVD OFF RAMP IN TRAFFIC, COASTING WITH THE BRAKES … |
| 2013-08-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED IN MY 2002 MINI COOPER FOR THE SECOND TIME. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS IN 2011 AND I GO… |
| 2013-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2011, SOON THERE AFTER THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, IT WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP… |
| 2013-05-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY POWER STEERING FAILED AND I NEARLY CRASHED WHILE TRYING TO CHANGE LANES AND EXIT THE FREEW… |
| 2013-04-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FROZE UP CAR COULD NOT BE STEERED IN ANY DIRECTION. *TR |
| 2013-03-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER A SHORT TRIP, I HAD JUST PARKED THE MINI. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS OUTDOORS AND WITHIN 50FT OF MY TOOL CHEST. ON TUR… |
| 2013-01-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FAILS- CAR LOSES ALL POWER ASSISTED STEERING PUPM CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER ENGINE SHUT OFF, POSSIBLE FIRE … |
| 2013-01-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DIF… |
| 2012-11-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE HOWEVER, THE GEAR SH… |
| 2012-11-05 | SEATS | No | 0 | I TURNED THE SEAT HEATER ON AND IT MELTED A HOLE IN THE LEATHER SEAT AND THE FOAM PADDING STARTED TO BURN. *TR |
| 2012-09-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MINI COOPER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANE… |
| 2012-09-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY POWER STEERING FAN CONTINUES TO RUN EVEN AFTER THE CARE IS TURNED OFF. IT COMPLETELY DRAINED MY BATTERY SO I REPLACE… |
| 2012-07-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 20 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VE… |
| 2012-07-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | DRIVING CAR NORMALLY WHEN POWER STEERING WENT OUT CAUSING A GREAT DEAL OF LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, MAKING TURNING VERY … |
| 2012-07-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | FAULTY POWER STEERING PUMP CAUSING A LOSS OF COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. 80,000+ INCIDENTS REPORTED WITH THIS MAKE… |
| 2012-07-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE DEALER WAS… |
| 2012-05-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS TRYING TO GET ONTO AN OFF RAMP AND WHEN I WAS INTO THE TURN I ALMOST RAN INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER BECAUSE THE WHOL… |
| 2012-04-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING STEERING BECAME STIFF. ALMOST UNABLE TO TURN WHEEL WHEN I SLOWED TO PARK. AFTER TURNING CAR OFF AND BACK … |
| 2012-04-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON IN MY MINI. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CABLE TENSIONER, BUT ON MODELS OF 2003 AND ABOVE. I AM WA… |
| 2012-04-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND LOST THE POWER STEERING. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. I GOT HOME PARKED THE CAR AND LET IT… |
| 2012-03-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING PUMP STOPPED FUNCTIONING MAKING CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR |
| 2012-03-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN LACEY WA. SMOKE STARTED ISSUING FROM THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT. I OP… |
| 2012-02-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION H… |
| 2012-01-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | EVER SINCE BUYING THIS CAR USED IN JANUARY OF 2012, THE SRS WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN ON. THE CAR STORE WE BOUGHT THE VEH… |
| 2012-01-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A POWER STEERING FAILURE ON MY PREGNANT WIFE'S 2002 MINI COOPER. THE CAR ONLY HAS 61K MILES ON … |
| 2012-01-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE DURING OVERTAKING ON TWO LANE ROAD. STEERING REQUIRED A… |
| 2012-01-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN. LUCKILY THE CAR WAS AT LOW SPEED AT THE TIME AND I WAS ABLE TO GET T… |
| 2012-01-03 | SEATS | No | 0 | WHEN I LEFT MY HOME I TURNED ON THE HEATED SEATS. AS I TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY A HALF MILE I FELT LIKE BOTTOM SEAT WAS E… |
| 2012-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MINI COOPER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE… |
| 2011-12-15 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FAILURE--THE POWER STEERING IN MY MINI COOPER S 2002 BEGAN "CUTTING OUT" AND BECAME MORE FREQUENT OVER A… |
| 2011-12-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP CONTINUED TO RUN WHILE THE ENG… |
| 2011-11-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2008 AND HAVE HAD VERY FEW ISSUES. THIS MONTH (NOVEMBER 2011) THE CVT (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WENT … |
| 2011-11-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHEN DRIVING. IT BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. IT WAS AS THOUGH THE CAR STEERING BECAME LOCKE… |