Safety Score
78
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-12-15 | 09V474000 |
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS | 205 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The dealer refused to perform the required FRM recall inspection and denied the recall without providing any of the fed… |
| 2026-01-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The vehicle is experiencing repeated failure of the Footwell module (FRM), a known defect acknowledged by MINI/BMW. Dur… |
| 2025-05-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | On Thursday I was driving my 2010 Mini Cooper S with 75,000 miles on it and there was a total and sudden power outage o… |
| 2025-03-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The passenger airbag with seat belt icon is always indicating no one is in the seat or not buckled. The alert icon fo… |
| 2025-03-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Passenger Airbag sensor is off even when passenger is in the seat and airbag should be on. |
| 2025-01-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | In an attempt to resolve persistent rough running engine issue, mechanic discovered that the timing chain guides failed… |
| 2024-12-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine issues Engine leaks over heating seal gasket Timing bell Engine missed firing |
| 2024-10-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine stalling Oil pan leaks Caused the engine to shut down when slowing down or sitting in traffic on highway. No w… |
| 2024-10-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Airbag light is deployed when passenger is sitting in seat. Module under seat is not recognizing the passenger and airb… |
| 2024-06-07 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The car showed a check vehicle light. Looks like a car being lifted up (red light). The windows do not move up or down,… |
| 2024-04-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Trailer brakes disconnected in 18k lb trailer while driving down mountain. This bulletin is the issue, should be a re… |
| 2024-03-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | On [XXX], mileage was 47,744 I took Mini for service, and told them that the front right headlight didn't work, they re… |
| 2024-02-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 1 | The contact owned a 2010 Mini Cooper S Hartop. The contact stated that while driving at 25 MPH with the two sunroofs op… |
| 2023-12-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My 2010 Mini Cooper convertible recently had an electrical failure. I lost power while driving and the power steering w… |
| 2023-11-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Unknown. I’d just like to know how long Mini is allowed to work on a solution for the safety recall for the footwell c… |
| 2023-11-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2010 Mini Cooper. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V337000 (Electrical … |
| 2023-08-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My vehicle started smelling intensely like burning plastic which filled the compartment. I brought it immediately to th… |
| 2023-08-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 02/16/2023 i purchase mini cooper s from a private owner i paid cash 6,0000 for the car 2 months later my car broke do… |
| 2023-07-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | COPY OF COMPLAINT sent to MINI USA today 9/2/24. (Removed my personal data -name, address, email, phone number): I hav… |
| 2023-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2010 Mini Cooper. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V337000 (Electrical … |
| 2023-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Passenger seat occupancy sensor failure. This is a very common fault in the R56 series Mini Cooper. The manufacture h… |
| 2023-06-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owned a 2010 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, he smelled a burni… |
| 2023-05-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Footwell Control Module was recalled on 12 May 2023 NHTSA Recall Number 23V337. This item has been outstanding for almo… |
| 2023-05-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2010 Mini Cooper. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V337000 (Electrical … |
| 2023-05-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2010 Mini Cooper. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V337000 (Electrical … |
| 2023-03-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2010 Mini Cooper. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V337000 (Electrical … |
| 2023-03-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact's son owns a 2010 Mini Cooper Hardtop. The contact stated that the windows failed to roll down, and the tur… |
| 2022-12-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Passenger seat occupancy sensor has failed, rendering the airbag system permanently turned off until it is replaced. … |
| 2022-09-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Transmission/timing chain issue/engine malfunctions |
| 2022-07-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The FRM module on my 2010 MINI Cooper S failed in 2022. I was unable to access multiple functions on the vehicle, inclu… |
| 2022-07-08 | SEATS | No | 0 | The airbag occupancy detection switch in the passenger seat is defective. This is occurring so often on Mini Coopers (R… |
| 2022-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Lights come on & off for airbags and or seat belts - randomly - unknown as to why - or if they are working - sometimes … |
| 2022-02-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The car consumes too much oil. This is not mentioned in the car manual. Without enough oil, the car's engine would seiz… |
| 2021-08-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | my passenger airbag lights have been on for months .. cannot remove also my car has been burning oil since i got it |
| 2021-07-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | While driving home one night the following items failed to work: Head lights; turn signals, front windows (so no hand s… |
| 2021-07-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2010 Mini Cooper. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, there was a rattling sound hea… |
| 2021-06-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Some how from one day to another the Signal doesn’t works for any dirección, horn, high lighting doesn’t work, only wor… |
| 2021-06-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I purchased a vehicle from a used car dealership and about two weeks after I purchased the vehicle I took it in to get … |
| 2020-11-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I have made several attempts to reach out to dealer. The check engine light came on the same day I purchased car. I bro… |
| 2020-07-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, CARS AROUND ME WERE BEEPING WHEN I SWITCHED LANES AFTER SIGNALING AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKES. I WAS NEAR… |
| 2020-05-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG PASSENGER LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. WINDOWS DOWN GO UP OR DOWN. TURN SIGNALS DON'T WORK. AC STOP WORKING. IT… |
| 2020-01-05 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY DETECTOR IS BROKEN. THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM WITH BMWS AND MINI COOPERS. SOME M… |
| 2019-09-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER RECEIVING ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FOR A BATTERY ISSUE I WAS DRIVING HOME AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AT NIGHT WHEN THE INTERIOR… |
| 2019-05-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS INOPERATIVE ANYTIME THE ENGINE IS RUNNING WHETHER THE CAR IS MOVING OR STATIONARY. THE PASSENGE… |
| 2019-05-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT AND SEAT BELL LIGHT REMAINS ON ENTIRE TIME. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON 2009 AND EARLIER MODELS BUT… |
| 2019-04-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MINI COOPER TIMING CHAIN TENSONER DEFECT. I HAVE A R56 HARDTOP 2010 MINI COOPER. MY CAR STARTED HAVING ISSUES LIKE TURN… |
| 2018-09-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2010 MINI COOPER S 2 DOOR, UP TO DATE WITH ALL MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE, CHANGED OIL EVERY 4,000 MILES. CAR SHOWROOM QU… |
| 2018-09-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE LOST POWER ON HIGHWAY. TIMING CHAIN LOOSENED, CAUSED SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE. |
| 2018-09-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHEN YOU TURN ON THE CAR THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF RANDOMLY ON MY DASHBOARD AND THE YELLOW PASSENGER A… |
| 2018-07-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 'DEATH RATTLE,' A RATTLING SOUND THAT COMES FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. 002D50 DME:SUPER KNOCKING 002D9C… |