Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2009 MINI Cooper.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The seatbelt and air bag warning light for the passenger front seat stays on. |
| 2025-09-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the seat belt warni… |
| 2025-03-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My car has had an exterior lighting problem related to a bad FRM. This is causing my lights not to work. After seeking … |
| 2025-01-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 3 | The contact owned a 2009 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that after the vehicle was unoccupied and parked in the reside… |
| 2024-07-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Mini Cooper. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V337000 (Electrical … |
| 2024-03-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The passenger occupancy seat sensor is defective (as reported by many other owners of this vehicle model). The sensor … |
| 2024-02-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | This has a major recall and won’t pass inspection. Engine light is on . I’ve called dealership and was told parts are… |
| 2023-11-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The car horn was going off randomly. I inspected the interior electrical panel on the passenger side of the car and it … |
| 2023-08-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Mini Cooper. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V337000 (Electrical … |
| 2023-08-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Mini Cooper. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V337000 (Electrical … |
| 2023-07-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The problem was that the gas pedal began to stick. Suddenly it began to idle at 4000 rpm. I had to reach down and pull … |
| 2023-06-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Passenger Seat Occupancy Sensor fails There's a warning light for passenger airbag off , and also the airbag light on t… |
| 2023-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that the headlights, taillights, and the turn signal lights wer… |
| 2023-05-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Mini Cooper. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V337000 (Electrical … |
| 2023-04-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My car started acting up when it rains and all the electrical goes crazy, all the lights turning on and off and all the… |
| 2023-04-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | See attached document for complaint. |
| 2023-04-10 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Mini Cooper. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the passenger occupant sens… |
| 2022-12-19 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The high pressure fuel pump failed. There was a class action settlement and a warranty extension campaign for this part… |
| 2022-09-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MINI was totally destroyed by fire after driving for 15 minutes. It was parked in a parking lot and was in flames 5 min… |
| 2021-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that several electrical features had failed to operate as neede… |
| 2021-07-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | When it rains, my car seems to have a short circuit and all the electrical components start going crazy, mainly the win… |
| 2021-06-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Mini Cooper Hardtop. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V337000 (Ele… |
| 2021-04-09 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG AND THE SEAT B… |
| 2021-02-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG NOT ACTIVATED WHEN SIT IS OCCUPIED. AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON ALL TIMES. |
| 2020-02-26 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION | No | 0 | PASSENGER AIRBAG 'OFF' WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON AT ALL TIMES EVEN WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. |
| 2019-11-12 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED … |
| 2019-10-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HELLO, YESTERDAY AFTERNOON I STARTED MY 2009 MINI COOPER AND NOTED THAT MY GAUGES SUDDENLY FAILED. THE TACH DROPPE… |
| 2019-09-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AC NOT WORKING WATER PUMP |
| 2019-09-09 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION | No | 0 | MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY, EVEN IF SOMEONE IS SITTING THERE |
| 2019-08-15 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | ADVISED FROM MECHANIC THAT WATER IS GETTING DOWN FROM THE FRONT AREA BELOW THE WINDSHIELD AND IS CAUSING THE BODY CONTR… |
| 2019-07-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Mini Cooper. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V337000 (Electrical … |
| 2019-04-03 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER | No | 0 | PASSENGERS OC3 SEAT OCCUPANCY MAT FAILED CAUSING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG TO BE DEACTIVATED. MINI HAD EXTENDED THE WA… |
| 2019-03-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR STARTED OFF WITH A ROUGH IDLE AND OCCASIONALLY WOULDN'T START. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR BECAME JERKY… |
| 2019-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SRS warning light on. Intermittent at first. Passenger seat occupancy light on and off intermittently, occupied or no… |
| 2019-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG PASSENGER LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT AND ALSO STAYS ON WHEN IS NOBODY IN THE PASSENGER SEAT… |
| 2019-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON AND IT IS DEACTIVATED WHEN I AM DRIVING. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NO REC… |
| 2018-10-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | LIGHT IS COMING ON AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTS SMOOTHLY BUT WHEN YOU DECELERATE IT BUCKS DOWN. IT HAPPENS ANYWHERE ON THE R… |
| 2018-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT ON WHEN PASSENGER (OVER 25LBS) IS SITTING IN PASSENGER SEAT. AS IS THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIG… |
| 2018-06-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND DOES NOT TURN OFF |
| 2018-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY, EVEN IF SOMEONE IS SITTING THERE |
| 2018-02-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN HWY 16 (A STRAIGHT A WAY 2 LANE HWY) TOWARDS WOODLAND WHEN THE DISPLAY SHOWED WHAT APPEARED TO BE TH… |
| 2017-12-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER TAKING A OFF RAMP FROM THE INTERSTATE THE CAR LOST POWER AND SPUTTERED AND JERKED. LATER THE SAME DAY. AFTER GE… |
| 2017-09-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | TAKATA INFLATORS POWER STEERING WENT OUT, GOING DOWN ROAD AND WEMT OUT. |
| 2017-07-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2009 MINI COOPER AND THE AIRBAG AND SEATBELT WARNING LIGHTS COME ON WHENEVER I GET IN THE CAR. T… |
| 2017-06-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE SOUTH S… |
| 2017-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT STOPPED WORKING 3 YEARS AGO. I CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES FOR A RECALL BUT COULDN'T FIND A… |
| 2017-05-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAIN. VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. |
| 2017-05-02 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | SHOCKED TO FIND AN 8-INCH HAIRLINE CRACK TO THE UPPER RIGHT PORTION OF MY WINDSHIELD (RIGHT ABOVE MY EYES ON DRIVER'S S… |
| 2017-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 34,000 MILES 2009 MINI COOPER. PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. QUOTED COST TO REPAIR ABOUT $800 JUST… |
| 2017-03-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT FLICKERS ON AND OFF EVEN WHEN NO ONE OR ANYTHING IS IN THE SEAT. DOES IT WHEN STATIONARY OR MOVI… |