Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-07-12 | 04V348000 |
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | 1,193 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2004 Mini Cooper. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V660000(STEERING); h… |
| 2022-04-24 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | Mini felt like it was getting pushed by the wind . Realized wasn't wind Mini loss of completely all functions of steeri… |
| 2019-09-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2004 MINI COOPER HOME TRAVELING UPHILL ON A STEEP PAVED MOUNTAIN ROADWAY TRAVELING A MAXIMUM OF… |
| 2019-04-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | MAINLY WHILE COLD AND AT LOW SPEED'S THE WHEEL SUDDENLY BECOMES VERY HARD TO TURN AND I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC BUT IT'… |
| 2019-04-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | VERY HARD TO TURN STEERING WHEEL AT TIMES ESPECIALLY WHEN MOVING SLOWLY; COMING TO A TURN AT A LIGHT, BACKING OUT OF A … |
| 2018-11-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2004 MINI COOPER PURCHASED NEW APROX 62 MILES ON IT AND THE CVT TRANSMISSION IS GONE & THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT… |
| 2018-04-11 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I OWN A 2004 MINI COOPER. I WAS DRIVING AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING ALMOST CAUSING A ACCIDENT. THERE IS A OPEN RECALL O… |
| 2017-08-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIR… |
| 2017-06-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | MINI COOPER POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY DRIVEN AND WAS PARKED ON THE STREET. WE STARTED THE VEH… |
| 2016-08-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY WAS LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE FIRE… |
| 2016-07-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND THE POWER STEERING… |
| 2016-06-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V660000 (STEERIN… |
| 2016-06-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN HONDA PARKWAY I HEARD POP SOUND. TPMS LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDER HOOD.… |
| 2016-02-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V660000 (STEERIN… |
| 2015-12-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MINI COOPER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. … |
| 2015-12-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V660000 (STEERIN… |
| 2015-10-31 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIF… |
| 2015-10-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V66000… |
| 2015-08-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. |
| 2015-07-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING HAS BEEN AN ISSUE OVER A YEAR OR TWO. NO TOTAL FAILURES BUT IT DOES NOT QUALIFY AS POWER STEERING. THE… |
| 2015-04-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AROUND 40 MILES PER HOUR AND THE CAR ABRUPTLY SLOWED DOWN THEN SPED UP WITHOUT ANY WARNING, IF ANOTHER CA… |
| 2015-03-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE STARTING CUTTING OUT AND RABBITING AND FINALLY DIED AND COASTED INTO PARKING LOT AND COULD NOT GET IT STARTE… |
| 2015-01-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2004 MINI COOPER, BASE, SPORADICALLY QUITS WORKING, ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. I WAS TOLD BY… |
| 2015-01-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ON MY 2004 MINI COOPER, BASE, WITH CVT, IT THE RPMS JUMP TO ~3800 BETWEEN 50-65 MPH. WHEN I ACCELERATE TO ABOVE 65, TH… |
| 2014-12-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS CHANGING LANES IN A HEAVY TRAFFIC SITUATION AND MY POWER STEERING QUIT CAUSING THE CAR TO CONTINUE IN THE "CHANGI… |
| 2014-04-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE MINI DEALER IN NASHVILLE TN AND I INQU… |
| 2014-04-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | REPLACEMENT OF POWER STEERING PUMP PER RECALL, BUT UNABLE TO STEER WITHOUT REPLACEMENT OF U JOINT ALSO. *TT |
| 2014-03-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CON… |
| 2014-02-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO BURLINGAME, CALIFORNIA, I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN I RETURNED 10 MINUTES LATER,… |
| 2013-11-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2004 MINI COOPER STEERING BECOMES HARD TO STEER SUDDENLY DURING DRIVING AND ALSO AT TIMES AFTER A RESTART FROM PARKING.… |
| 2013-10-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2004 MINI COOPER IT HAS RECENTLY REACHED 87000 MILES AND THE CVT TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. NORMALLY YOU CHANGE … |
| 2013-10-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WOULD WORK FINE SOME OF THE TIME BUT THEN BECOME VERY HARD TO TURN. *TR |
| 2013-10-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND I ALMOST CRASHED. *TR |
| 2013-08-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND AS I WAS TURNING ONTO THE ACCESS ROAD TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY MY STEERING WHEE… |
| 2013-07-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | EXITING THE INTERSTATE,I ALMOST WENT OFF THE ROAD WHEN STEERING THE CAR BECAME VERY DIFFICULT AND TURNING THE CAR WAS … |
| 2013-07-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | HEARD CLICK WHILE TURNING WHEEL WAS ADVISED STEERING HOSE NEEDED REPLACEMENT LAST JULY 12 2012 HAD REPAIR MADE. NOW W… |
| 2013-06-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | LOST ALL POWER STEERING. *TR |
| 2013-05-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING SYSTEM SEIZED WHILE… |
| 2013-04-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS EXITING INTERSTATE AND SLOWING TO A STOP WHEN STEERING WHEEL NO LONGER WORKED EASILY. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME H… |
| 2013-04-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN I80 AND MY CAR STARTED TO KICK AND SPUTTER THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND I DROPPED SPEEDS AND AL… |
| 2013-04-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE. *TR |
| 2013-04-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING BECAME VERY TIGHT AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WAS VERY… |
| 2013-04-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 2004 MINI COOPER. CONSUMER REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FOR HAZARDOUS VEHICLE TRANSMISSION AND STEERING WHEEL. *SMD THE CONSUM… |
| 2013-03-16 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | I WAS DRIVING 45-50 MILES AN HOUR ON I95S OVER THE Q BRIDGE NEAR NEW HAVEN. I TURNED GENTLY TO THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND … |
| 2013-03-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY DAUGHTER HAD BEEN DRIVING MY CAR WITH NO PROBLEMS, WHEN SHE PARKED TO PICK ME UP I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND WAS BA… |
| 2013-03-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FAILURE. UNKNOWN CAUSE. *TR |
| 2013-02-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING WENT OUT AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. POWER STEERING STILL OUT. I JUST R… |
| 2013-02-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | DRIVING OFF-RAMP AT 35 MPH POWER STEERING STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND STEERING BECAME REALLY HARD, LIGHTS WENT OFF, AC STOP… |
| 2013-02-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | LOSS OF POWER STEERING ON MY 2004 MINI COOPER. THIS PROBLEM COMES AN GOES AND MY LOCAL SERVICE STATION SAID THE PUMP HA… |
| 2013-01-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2004 MINI COOPER OCCASIONALLY WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING ONCE EVERY COUPLE MONTHS AFTER A FEW YEARS OF OWNING IT. TURNIN… |