Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 MINI Cooper.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Mini Cooper. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the steering wheel was difficult to turn.… |
| 2023-05-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Mini Coop S Hardtop. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and unoccupied, the v… |
| 2023-02-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | The vehicle experienced a loss of power steering assist. The dealer was made aware of the failure; however, the vehicle… |
| 2022-07-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experie… |
| 2022-01-01 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that there was water accumulated on the passenger's side front … |
| 2021-09-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2005 Mini Cooper S has power steering whine, hard to steer the wheel. Very unsafe. |
| 2021-09-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Driving at approximately 10-15 miles an hour entering a parking lot when I noticed flames coming out of the hood scoop … |
| 2021-02-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SLIPS CAUSING A JERK REACTION IN THE VEHICLE AND THEN IT WILL RENEGADE CAUSING ANOTHE… |
| 2020-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE POWER STEERING ASSIST HAS ALL BUT STOPPED WORKING, WITH STEERING NOW DIFFICULT AT LOWER SPEED--ESPECIALLY WHEN I FI… |
| 2019-08-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MINI COOPER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANE… |
| 2019-03-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE POWER STEERING PUMP STOPS FUNCTIONING INTERMITTENTLY WHEN STARTING A STOP. |
| 2019-01-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MINI COOPER. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE POWER STEERING PUMP CONTINUED TO OPERATE. A… |
| 2018-11-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL GOT STIFF WHEN I'M DRIVING. |
| 2018-05-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR IT WAS REAR-ENDED FROM LOSING SPEED BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THIS IS IN THE DESIG… |
| 2017-11-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED WHILE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 90K AND FOR SOME REASON WAS NOT COVERED UNDER… |
| 2017-11-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CAR MY STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HEAVY AND HARD TO STEER. |
| 2017-08-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING IS DIFFICULT AND REQUIRES EXERTION WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL. I BELIEVE MY CAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL … |
| 2017-07-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MINI COOPER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT S… |
| 2017-06-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE POWER STEERING PUMP ON MY 2005 MINI COOPER S IS ACTING UP/ FAULTY, MAKING A GROAN NOISE AND STEERING IS HARD AT TIM… |
| 2017-04-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE POWER STEERING IN MY MINI COOPER 2005 HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT. THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES VERY HARD TO TURN ALL OF A… |
| 2017-04-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY DOWNSHIFTS AT HIGH SPEEDS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV… |
| 2017-02-20 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | I REPORTED A FEW MONTHS AGO THAT MY POWER STEERING HAD FAILED. IT IS A 2005 MINI COOPER, AND SOME 2002-2005 MINI COOPER… |
| 2016-12-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MINI COOPER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING.… |
| 2016-08-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM RECALL. MINI COMPANY AND DEALERSHIP REFUSE TO TOW OUR CAR FOR REPAIR. WE RECENT… |
| 2016-08-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT. SOMETIMES IT STEERS PROPERLY AND SOMETIMES IT IS LIKE TURNING A TRUCK. HAPPENS BOTH… |
| 2016-06-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FRONT DRIVER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE WORKING CORRECTLY AS IT DOESN'T DETECT SOMETIMES WHEN THER… |
| 2016-05-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MINI COOPER. WITHOUT WARNING, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TIGHT, EXTREMELY DIFFIC… |
| 2016-04-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MINI COOPER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE FAN FOR THE… |
| 2016-03-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AND IT STAYS ON WHEN THE ENGINE IS OFF. I WAS ON A CITY STREET WHEN IT HAPP… |
| 2016-03-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V660000 (STEERIN… |
| 2016-02-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MINI COOPER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. WHEN THE VE… |
| 2016-01-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | IN COLD WEATHER THE DRIVER SIDE PARKING BRAKE FREEZES/STICKS. ONE OF MANY EXAMPLES WAS THIS MORNING. IT WAS 27 DEGREE… |
| 2015-11-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FAILED AT LOW SPEED WHILE TURNING AT A STOP SIGN IN A SCHOOL ZONE. STEERING EFFORT INCREASED DRAMATICAL… |
| 2015-11-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS HAS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY, OTHER TIMES IT JUST TAKES MORE OF AN E… |
| 2015-10-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM MINI COOPER IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL NOTICE BY MAIL AND CALLED TO TRY AND SCHEDULE A REPLACEMEN… |
| 2015-10-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE WRITTEN "SAFETY RECALL NOTICE" THAT I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL YESTERDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2015, OF WHICH BMW/MINI LIKELY PR… |
| 2015-09-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MINI COOPER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED … |
| 2015-09-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAI… |
| 2015-09-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | LOST POWER STEARING, HEAT AND AIR ALL AT THE SAME TIME. |
| 2015-07-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE BACKING MY CAR OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE THIS MORNING I WENT TO TURN THE WHEEL AND IT SEEMED STUCK I THEN REALIZED… |
| 2015-07-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V205000 (AIR BAG… |
| 2015-07-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | AFTER AN HOURS DRIVE, I WAS STANDING OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE TALKING W/ THE CAR OFF. ALL OF SUDDEN SMOKE STARTS POURING … |
| 2015-06-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | IN THE MONTHS OF MAY AND JUNE OF 2015, MY POWER STEERING WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STOP PROVIDING POWER ASSIST. IT HAS COMPL… |
| 2015-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V205000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A… |
| 2015-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2005 MINI COOPER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE ELECTRONIC FAILURE. CONSUMER HAS ANOTHER VEHICLE COMPLAINT LIS… |
| 2015-05-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 MINI COOPER FAILED SUDDENLY AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. IT … |
| 2015-05-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MINI COOPER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE ON AND OFF. TH… |
| 2015-05-06 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LIGHT ILLUMINATED EVEN WH… |
| 2015-05-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING HAS STARTED TO BECOME EXTREMELY UNRELIABLE AND THE CAR STARTS TO LOSE CONTROL AT ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR. … |
| 2015-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MINI COPPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V205000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A… |