Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 MINI Cooper S.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Mini Cooper S. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. Addition… |
| 2023-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Mini Cooper S. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V337000 (Electrica… |
| 2020-10-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT SENSOR HAS FAILED. THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG IS NOT ACTIVATE IN A CR… |
| 2020-09-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING CHAIN JUMPED OUT OF TIMING AND CAUSED BENT VALVES. |
| 2020-06-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS OFF LINE. THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS DO NOT TURN ON WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEA… |
| 2020-05-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WARNING MESSAGE FOR SEAT BELT TENSION/AIR BAG MALFUNCTION AND BOTH LIGHTS ARE ON. THE VEHICLE HAS 40+ THOUSAND MILES O… |
| 2019-12-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING. I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT AN HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO WARNING. NO CEL OR … |
| 2019-11-15 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SEAT MAT IS DEFECTIVE. JUST STOPPED WORKING. COST TO REPLACE IS OVER $2000. SO, THE WARNING LIGH… |
| 2019-03-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AT 32000 MILES AN OIL LEAK WAS NOTED ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. THE FOREIGN CAR REPAIR SHOP TROUBLESHOT THE LEAK. FINAL OUT… |
| 2019-03-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MINI COOPER S. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TIMING CHAIN FRACTURED, CAUSING A COMPLETE ENGINE… |
| 2019-03-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON I-71 N & N. BROADWAY EXIT IN COLUMBUS, OHIO ON MARCH 1, 2019 THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE A… |
| 2018-08-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY MINI COOPER HAS A TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM IT RATTLES UPON STARTING AND I HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT .....I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT … |
| 2018-03-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND A MINI DEALERSHIP HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN IS THE PR… |
| 2018-01-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON I-10 IN TALLAHASSEE, FL AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70 MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER. BEING I THE CENTER L… |
| 2017-11-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR TAKES A WHILE TO "WARM UP" HOWEVER AFTER A VERY SHORT DRIVE THE HOOD IS HOT TO THE TOUCH. IT ALSO SMELLS HOT. I LOO… |
| 2017-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WHEN STARTING CAR. CALLED LOCAL MINI DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS AN "EXTENDED WA… |
| 2017-07-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MINI COOPER S. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, SPECIFICALLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHIC… |
| 2017-06-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | AS SOON AS CAR BEGINS TO MOVE THE DSC ERROR APPEARS AND THE DSC NO LONGER WORKS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE SZL MODULE T… |
| 2017-05-31 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS 114,000 MILE ON IT. THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED PER RECALL. THE ENGINE HAS FAILED WITH BAD IN… |
| 2017-02-07 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS IN A BAD CAR ACCIDENT IN WHICH MY CAR WAS REAR ENDED. I WAS IN THE VERY MOST RIGHT HAND LANE ON THE HIGHWAY, AT A… |
| 2017-02-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MINI COOPER S. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V657000 (ENGINE AND ENG… |
| 2016-11-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE TURBO OIL FEED LINE IS INHERENTLY FLAWED AND PREMATURELY FAILS BECAUSE OF A BAD DESIGN. THIS FAILURE CAUSES HOT OIL… |
| 2016-09-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | PRISTINE CONDITION, LOW MILEAGE, DEALER SERVICED MINI COOPER S (OWNED SINCE NEW) BEGAN EXHIBITING A RATTLING NOISE FROM… |
| 2016-09-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | FUEL SMELL STARTED TO GET STRONGER IN THE CABIN AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT SEE ANY LEAKS ON THE FLOOR TILL… |
| 2016-04-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL: MY 2008 MINI COOPER S HARDTOP BEGAN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" LIGHT STAYING … |
| 2016-03-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I OWN A 2008 MINI COOPER S AND IT HAS 62000 MILES ON IT. AS MANY OTHER MINI OWNERS, I HAVE " RATTLE NOISE" ISSUE WHEN C… |
| 2016-03-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 MINI COOPER S. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE CON… |
| 2016-03-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DRIVERS FOOT WELL GETS SO HOT THAT YOU CAN NOT TOUCH THE PLASTIC BY THE ACCELERATOR AND YOUR FOOT STARTS COOKING AFTER … |
| 2016-01-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MINI COOPER S. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDIC… |
| 2016-01-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON. PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF DESPITE SOMEONE SITTING IN THAT SEAT |
| 2015-12-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE RATTLE UPON STARTUP. NEXT THING I KNOW IS THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDES BROKE AND THE VALVES BENT. THOUSANDS IN REPAIR… |
| 2015-11-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AFTER MINI/BMW REPAIRED THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER AND THE TIMING CHAIN, MY TURBO OIL SUPPLY LINE DEVELOPED A SIGNIFICA… |
| 2015-11-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AS MANY OTHERS HAVE POSTED HERE, MY ENGINE BEGAN RATTLING LOUDLY WHEN I WOULD START IT UP. TO ALLEVIATE THIS, I WOULD … |
| 2015-10-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG WARNING WITH THE FAULT CODE 93C3 WHICH HAS CAUSED A RECALL OF 91 THOUSAND VEHICLES... MY MINI S IS NOT A RECALL… |
| 2015-10-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR MALFUNCTIONS. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY EVEN IF THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT IS OCC… |
| 2015-10-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED WITH 86,100 MILES ON IT. WHEN DRIVING WITHIN THE FIRST 500 MILES, THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND SEAT BELT… |
| 2015-10-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE 16600MILES. THE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG GOES ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE… |
| 2015-10-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | PURCHASED AT 61,000 MILES 9/9/14; HAD SYNTHETIC OIL CHANGE 5/15; 9/29/15 CAR BEGAN TO HAVE A RATTLE BUT UNSURE IF IT WA… |
| 2015-09-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MINI COOPER S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BURNING OIL ODOR… |
| 2015-09-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT SAY LITE EVEN THOUGH NO ONE IS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. DEALER SAID KNOWN ISSUE BUT NOT PAR… |
| 2015-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT ON W ONLY 25000 MILES ON IT, MECHANIC TOLD ME IT'S A SHORT IN THE WIRING CAUSED BY SUNROOF … |
| 2015-08-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WITHOUT BEING INVOLVED IN ANY INCIDENT, THE AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHTS STAY ON. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAI… |
| 2015-07-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN STARTING CAR, I GET A GRINDING, RATTLING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS THE CHAIN TENSIONER ON TH… |
| 2015-06-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MINI COOPER S. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AFTER TH… |
| 2015-06-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MINI COOPER S. WHILE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED, THE AIR BAG FAILURE WARNING IND… |
| 2015-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | (SORRY FOR MY ENGLISH) THE CAR TURN ON THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR EVERY TIME. I DONT HAVE PASSENGERS ANY TIME BUT TH… |
| 2015-04-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE TURBO OIL FEED LINE IS A KNOWN FAILURE POINT ON THE ENGINES PUT IN THIS GENERATION OF MINI COOPER S MODELS. THE OIL… |
| 2015-02-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TURBOCHARGER OIL FEED LINE LEAKING. THE PART IS POORLY DESIGNED AND ACCORDING TO THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE PRONE TO FAILUR… |
| 2015-01-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I OWN A 2008 MINI COOPER S AND IT HAS 38600 MILES ON IT I HAVE OWNED IT FOR A YEAR AND HAVE TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN… |
| 2015-01-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATING ON THE FIRST AND SECOND GEAR, THERE WAS A SMALL JERKING MOTION. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY … |