Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
27
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 MINI Cooper Convertible.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | Power steering pump grinding. This was a recall on the 2002-2005 model but not the 2006. The same issue is happening wi… |
| 2022-07-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | Power steering pump went out while driving the car. Car was extremely hard to steer. Almost hit a guard rail. Had the c… |
| 2022-03-07 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Mini Cooper Convertible. The contact stated that the front passenger’s seat occupant detection … |
| 2020-11-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | I DROVE THE CAR EARLIER AND IT WAS FINE. I RETURNED HOME AND THEN HOURS LATER TRIED TO PULL OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY TO FIND… |
| 2020-04-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Passenger air bag light went on and i took it to Mini dealer who diagnosed that ht passenger seat matt sensor failed an… |
| 2017-03-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, WITHOUT ANY WARNING. VERY STIFF. HARD TO CONTROL. CAN'T TURN. SCAR… |
| 2016-05-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING RANDOMLY WHEN OUT WHILE IN MOTION. THANKFULLY, I WAS ON A LOCAL ROAD GOING SLOWLY WHEN IT HAPPENED. PULL… |
| 2014-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF. SEAT CANNOT DETECT PASSENGER AND DISABLE AIRBAG. THERE IS A RECALL G… |
| 2014-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DISABLED LIGHT TURNS ON INTERMITTENTLY, EVEN WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED BY AN ADULT. THE … |
| 2014-02-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | FEBRUARY OF 2014 DRIVING MY 2006 CONVERTIBLE ON CURVY HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH. LOUD SHRIEKING NOISE AND THEN STEERING BECAME… |
| 2013-12-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT KEEPS FLICKERING ON AND OFF. THIS HAPPENS A LOT. *TR |
| 2013-06-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE POWER STEERING RETURNED AFTER PARKING THE CAR AND STARTING ON THE NEXT TRIP. O… |
| 2013-04-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON HWY 270 GOING SOUTH BETWEEN MANCHESTER RD AND DOUGHERTY FERRY RD IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC SOMETIME… |
| 2013-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR ILLUMINATES AT ALL TIMES INDICATING NO PASSENGER EVEN WHEN PASSENGER IS PRESENT, THEREB… |
| 2012-07-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR WARNING LIGHTS STAY ON ALL THE TIME THAT IGNITION IS ON, EVEN WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE S… |
| 2012-06-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PER MY RESEARCH, THIS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 MINI COOPERS. NUMEROUS BULLETIN BOARDS HAVE THE SAME QUESTIONS… |
| 2012-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR SHOWS AIR BAG DISABLED INTERMITTENTLY, EVEN WHEN SEAT IS OCCUPIED BY FULL SIZE… |
| 2012-04-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHEN YOU START THE CAR THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT AND AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ON, WHETHER OR NOT SOMEONE IS IN THE SEA… |
| 2011-12-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE MOTOR MOUNT ON THE MINI COOPER IS NOTORIOUS FOR LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID AND NEEDING REPLACEMENT AFTER FEWER THAN 20… |
| 2011-09-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE DEALER SAYS THE AIRBAG SENSOR IN THE… |
| 2011-05-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAD MY CAR FOR A WEEK AFTER GETTING IT BACK AFTER A VERY EXPENSIVE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT AN… |
| 2011-04-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A LO… |
| 2011-01-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I BOUGHT MY MINI COOPER TWO MONTHS AGO. IT IS A 2006 MODEL. I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE NIGHT OF THURSDAY JANUARY 7TH WHE… |
| 2010-07-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHTS REMAIN ON. *TR |
| 2010-06-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | 2006 MINI COOPER, FAULTY WIRING ON PASSENGER SEAT MATE SENSOR, THE WIRING HARNESS THAT COMES OUT OF THE FLOOR AND CONNE… |
| 2009-12-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AN ELECTRONIC BOARD IN THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT MALFUNCTIONS CAUSING THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG TO BECOME DISABLED. A… |
| 2009-05-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH OR LESS, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCE… |