Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-03-10 | 03V086000 |
SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER | 5,110 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the steering wheel was diffic… |
| 2024-08-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | 68k miles on a 2003 mini cooper s and the power steering pump is whining. I feel as if this may be really early for it … |
| 2023-12-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | No air or blower or heat to defog windshield. Water in driver-side foot well. Power steering intermittent fault. Engine… |
| 2022-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | i Purchased the car in Dover Pa . INspection sticker had same milage as on car so i shoulda knew he slapped a sticker o… |
| 2022-10-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Mini Cooper. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V660000 (Steering); … |
| 2021-11-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | My 2003 Mini Cooper was affected by the 2015 electrohydraulic steering assistance recall. Mini did the repair at 79, 3… |
| 2021-05-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph and making a right turn… |
| 2020-01-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | IN MOTION.. THE POWER STEERING WHEEL FEELS TO HARD TO TURN OPERATE;I CHECK THE VIN# NUMBER AND APPEAR (1) RECALL FOR PO… |
| 2019-09-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MINI COOPER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. TH… |
| 2019-07-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR 16 YR OLD DAUGHTER. STEERING WAS CUTTING OUT WHILE DRIVING TOOK CAR TO MINI OF DALLAS RECALL WAS DO… |
| 2019-03-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FAILURE - INTERMITTENT AND DURING MOTION, MINI DEALERSHIP PROVIDED RECORDS THAT THE CLAIM WAS CLEARED WI… |
| 2018-12-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | DRIVING NORMALLY ON CITY PAVED ROAD STARTED TO MAKE TURN ON SIDE STREET AND LOST TOTAL STEERING CONTROL AND WENT UP ON… |
| 2018-08-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE WARNING FOR TH EPASSENGER AIRBAG COMES ON, THOUGH APPARENTLY NOTHING IS WROMG WITH IT. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMMON PRO… |
| 2018-06-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HE… |
| 2017-11-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE IN MOTION, CAR BEGAN TO BECOME JERKY WHILE EXCELERATING, THAN THE TRANSMISSION DISINGAGED. NO GEAR WOULD WORK TH… |
| 2017-03-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 MINI COOPER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT, THE NEIGHBORS NOTICED THAT I… |
| 2016-08-31 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM EXPERIENCES TEMPORARY LOSS OF ASSISTANCE WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTING UP AND IT… |
| 2016-05-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING NORTH ON US 221 FROM BENT MOUNTAIN, VA TO ROANOKE VA MY HYDRALIC STEERING TOTALLY FAILED. AS I TRAVELLE… |
| 2016-02-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V660000 (STEERIN… |
| 2015-12-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MINI COOPER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT… |
| 2015-12-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V6600000 (STEERI… |
| 2015-12-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MINI COOPER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. THE BATTERY AND… |
| 2015-10-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | OUR 2003 MINI COOPER WAS DRIVEN IN OCTOBER 2015 IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR, IN BUMPER TO BUMPER SLOW TRAFFIC, UPHILL FOR … |
| 2015-09-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FAILED AND DIFFICULT TO STEER. POWER STEERING WOULD THEN CUT IN AND OUT. WARRANTY REPAIR BY MINI DEALER … |
| 2015-07-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | WE WERE CHARGED $1300.00 TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND FAN. |
| 2015-04-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO MOVE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPE… |
| 2015-04-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | OUR 2003 MINI COOPER HAS ABOUT 120K MILES ON IT. IT WAS COMPLETELY FINE UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN THE POWER STEERING PUMP STA… |
| 2015-01-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE LEFT REAR CONTROL ARM BROKE IN HALF. I NOTICED MY CAR WAS NOT REVERSING CORRECTLY AS IF THE REAR WHEEL WAS DRAGGING… |
| 2014-12-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION. *TR |
| 2014-12-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE ADJUSTING THE TILT CONTROL ON MY MINI COOPER, I DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN HAD BECOME LOOSE. UPON… |
| 2014-12-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THIS MINI COOPER A 2003 W/130K MILES DRIVEN BY A YOUNG FEMALE. SHE HAD NO IDEA HER WHEEL WAS GOING TO FALL OFF THE DRI… |
| 2014-11-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | NIGHT DRIVING IN COLORADO MTNS. LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER AND POWER STEERING FAILED. FOUND SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER AND T… |
| 2014-09-02 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MINI COOPER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS… |
| 2014-08-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHIC… |
| 2014-08-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE POWER STEE… |
| 2014-08-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE STREET TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN, BAM! MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I C… |
| 2014-08-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ON 08/13/2014, I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 MINI COOPER, CAME TO A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED, I WENT TO START OUT … |
| 2014-05-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVING IN 2ND GEAR (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) AND THE CAR BRAKES EVERYTHING LOCKED UP SKIDDING TO AN IMMEDIATE, VIOLENT STO… |
| 2014-04-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | WAS APPROACHING AIRPORT PARKING LOT (DRIVING WAY TOO FAST, BECAUSE I WAS LATE!) WHEN THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY "FAILE… |
| 2014-04-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE CAR WOULD NOT EASILY SHIFT GEARS. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE MINI COOPER DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT ALL OF THE TRANS… |
| 2014-04-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR FAILED WHEN I WAS TRYING TO GO THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING SIGNS THAT… |
| 2014-02-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE VE… |
| 2014-02-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE DASHBOARD AIRBAG WARNING LAMP IS ALWAYS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WANTS THOUSANDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH OTH… |
| 2013-12-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MINI COOPER WITH A CVT AUTO TRANSMISSION: I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD "REV." UP WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL, AND… |
| 2013-11-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY 2003 MINI COOPER POWER STEERING ITS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUIDS ALL OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE… |
| 2013-10-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | ACCELERATING AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, LOST POWER STEERING, SMOKE CAME OUT OF HOOD, ENGINE TEMPERATURE REDLIN… |
| 2013-09-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | WE BOUGHT 2 2003 MINI COOPERS IN 2003. BOTH VEHICLES HAD ELECTRIC POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURES, ONE IN MARCH 09 AT 143… |
| 2013-08-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE FOR MONTHS WOULD MAKE A SMALL JUMP FORWARD WHEN PUTTING IN REVERSE. THEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD MAKE A GRIN… |
| 2013-08-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | EHPS EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE 4/11, I PURCHASED A 2003 MINI COOPER WITH 88327 MILES. 7/2011 THE POWER STEERING PUM… |
| 2013-08-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | LUCKILY, I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE (LOW SPEED, HIGH MANAGEABILITY) AND MY POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT… |