Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 MINI Cooper.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | Electronic power steering pump issue/failure. The steering wheel was so stiff when I tried to go right that I physicall… |
| 2023-12-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel was si… |
| 2023-03-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | BMW issued a Recall 15V-205 Safety Recall, to cover the Airbag sensor in the passenger seat of my vehicle, a 2006 Mini … |
| 2021-07-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | The electro-hydraulic power steering system stopped working on my 2005 Mini Cooper. The was a recall for 2002 to 2005 … |
| 2020-10-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEE… |
| 2020-06-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | It is very difficult to turn my steering wheel. It takes more energy than any other car I have ever driven |
| 2020-06-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE AIR CONDITIONING HAD STOPPED BLOWING COOL AIR. THEN WHEN I WAS PARKED, AND IDLED, MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING… |
| 2020-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT ON. *TR |
| 2019-09-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILIURE DURING DRIVING, STIFF STEERING WHEEL CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT |
| 2019-05-31 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER | No | 0 | THE SEAT SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS REPLACED ONCE UNDER A RECALL. AFTER 2 YEARS, IT HAS FAILED AGAIN. THE DE… |
| 2019-05-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | CAR ACCIDENT CAUSE PROBLEMS , HAVING PROBLEMS WITH CLUTCH / FLYWHEEL WAS REPAIRED ONE TIME DRIVE SLOW WON'T MOVE FAST… |
| 2019-04-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING PUMP PROBLEM FOR MINI COOPER R50 BOUGHT MY R50 PRE-OWNED 125000 KMS ON THE ODO FROM A DEALERSHIP(NOT A … |
| 2019-01-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING FEELS VERY STIFF. THIS IS MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN I START IN THE MORNING. IT IS EXTREMELY STIFF TO TURN. |
| 2018-09-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MINI COOPER. AFTER THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE, SHE WAS ALERTED TO THE ODOR OF SMOKE DUR… |
| 2018-05-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | GOOD MORNING, I HAVE A 2006 MINI COOPER AND THE POWER STEERING UNIT FAILED. I WAS DRIVING AND THE STEERING WHEEL BE… |
| 2017-06-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MINI COOPER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE… |
| 2017-05-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MINI COOPER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT D… |
| 2017-04-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AT A LOW SPEED THIS MORNING WHEN I LOST THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 MINI COOPER. … |
| 2017-03-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | 2006 MINI COOPER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT SENSOR FAILURE. *LD TH… |
| 2016-11-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | I REPLACED MY POWER STEERING PUMP FAN 2-3 YEARS AGO THEN ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO I HAD IT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. … |
| 2016-10-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STREWING WHEEL GOT STUCK WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT, LEF… |
| 2016-07-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | A EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS ISSUED FOR THE COOPER S R53 TILL 2005 MODEL YEAR .... THE R 53 WAS PRODUCED INTO THE 2006 MODEL… |
| 2016-06-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | STOPPED AT GAS STATION TO FILL UP. RESTARTED CAR AND BEGAN TO DRIVE...NOTICED EXTREME STIFFNESS IN STEERING AND PULLED… |
| 2016-06-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY '06 MINI COOPER S WITH ABOUT 87,000 MILES IS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID AND HAS BEEN DOING SO FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS… |
| 2016-04-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING TO SEE MY HUSBAND OUT OF TOWN AND MY STEERING WHEEL START GETTING HARD, I STOPPED TURN OF THE CAR AND BACK … |
| 2016-04-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ONCE THE CAR WARMS UP THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LURCHES WHEN THE CAR SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. THE ENGINE … |
| 2016-03-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THERE WAS A LOS… |
| 2016-03-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MINI COOPER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. ALSO, WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGH… |
| 2016-03-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | CAR HAD A BURNING SMELL THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETY OFF WHILE DRIVING . MINI HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR MI… |
| 2015-12-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | BOUGHT VEH. USED ON 11/21/15 WITH 66,898 MILES. ON DECEMBER 30, 2015 DROVE VEHICLE AND PARKED, WHEN VEH. WAS SHUT OFF I… |
| 2015-11-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MINI COOPER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED LOSING POWER. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL … |
| 2015-11-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | OUR CAR HAS ONLY 53,000 MILES ON IT. WE ARE INFORMED BY 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS THAT IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION TOTALING … |
| 2015-11-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINAT… |
| 2015-10-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF A POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM. THE 2006 MINI COOPER CVT TRANSMISSION HAS HAD NUMEROUS FAILURES. A CAL… |
| 2015-09-17 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | I WAS A PASSENGER IN A MINI COOPER 2006, MY FRIEND WAS HIT HEAD ON BY A DRUNK DRIVER ON A CITY STREET. MY FRIEND'S MINI… |
| 2015-08-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V205000 (AIR BAG… |
| 2015-07-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V20500… |
| 2015-07-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE AT <64K MILES. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. SUCH A FAILURE MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT, INJURY OR DE… |
| 2015-06-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V205000 (AIR… |
| 2015-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MINI COOPER. THE CONTAC STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECE… |
| 2015-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V205000 (AIR BAG… |
| 2015-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V205000 (AIR BAG… |
| 2015-05-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS MALFUNCTIONING ON MY MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE. IT SAYS ON THE MINI COOPER COMPLIANT LIST THERE IS… |
| 2015-05-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE WHILE SITING IN THE GARAGE. |
| 2015-05-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V205000 (AIR BAG… |
| 2015-05-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PARKED MY CAR WITH A VALET. RETURNED IN AN HOUR. IT WOULD NOT START. THERE WAS A SMELL AS IF SOMETHING HAD BURNED. … |
| 2015-05-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AS USUAL, I WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY WHEN I FELT A JOLT FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE ENGIN… |
| 2015-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V205000 (AIR B… |
| 2015-04-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V20500… |
| 2015-04-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V205000 (AIR BAG… |