Safety Score
89
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2010 MINI Cooper S.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2010 Mini Cooper S. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abno… |
| 2020-12-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR/PASSENGER SEATBELT SENSOR ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED AND FIXED IN LOTS OF OTHER MINI COOP… |
| 2020-11-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CAR COMPLETELY QUITS RUNNING WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING IT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON BUT CAR HAS ALREADY DIED. HAVE T… |
| 2020-02-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MI VEHCULO MINI COOPER S 2010, ESTANDO ESTACIONADO EN EL GARAGE POR MS DE 12 HORAS Y SIN PRENDER EL MOTOR EN NINGN MOME… |
| 2019-12-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP NEEDS REPLACED @ 30,000 MILES |
| 2019-10-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MINI COOPER SEAT OCCUPATION SENSOR OC3 IS FAULTY CAUSING AIRBAG NOT TO WORK PROPERLY. |
| 2019-08-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED, MINI HAS ISSUED EXT WARRANTIES O THE 2009, 2001, 20012 MODELS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE BUT… |
| 2019-08-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP HAD THE WARRANTY EXTENDED TO 10 YEARS OR 120000 MILES DUE TO FEDERAL EMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS… |
| 2019-01-24 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | GOT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ISSUE, THE CAR WILL NOT START AND STALL AND WILL NOT KEEP IN IDEAL UNTIL STEPPING ON TH… |
| 2018-12-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG AND SEATBELT WARNING LIGHTS COME ON FOR PASSENGER SEAT AND WILL NOT TURN OFF. IT INDICATES THAT THE PASSENGER AI… |
| 2018-10-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE JERKS/HESTIATES AT LOW SPEED AROUND 10MPH. JERKS DURING STOP AND GO IN TRAFFIC. BE TO A HANDFUL OF AUTO SHOPS A… |
| 2018-05-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MINI COOPER S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILL… |
| 2017-10-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | JUST HAD TO HAVE A HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP REPLACED IN MY MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE AND HAD . I UNDERSTAND THAT ALL TH… |
| 2017-08-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED AND STRETCHED TIMING CHAIN NOW THE DEATH RATTLE AND BMW MINI COOPER KNOWS 2010 WERE AFFEC… |
| 2017-08-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DURING MY MORNING COMMUTE ON AUGUST 2ND IN BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS, THE TIMING CHAIN ON MY 2010 MINI COOPER FAILED CAUSING… |
| 2017-07-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE MINI COOPER R56 S MODELS AND I HAVE SPENT ALMOST 5K IN JUST REPAIR THE TIMING CHAIN IS BROKE EVERY 2 OR 3 WEEKS … |
| 2017-03-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MINI COOPER S. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER… |
| 2017-03-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MINI COOPER S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THERE WAS A … |
| 2017-03-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE TURBO OIL FEED LINE IS LEAKING. IT IS A KNOW ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES, IT CAN RESULT IN A FIRE AS THE OIL SPRAYS O… |
| 2016-12-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | LEAVING FOR WORK, HEARD A SNAP AND LOST POWER TO ENGINE LESS THAN A MILE FROM HOME. PULLED OVER, THEN COASTED (WITH NO … |
| 2016-12-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MOTOR HAS RATTLE WAS TOLD IT WAS TIMING CHAIN BY MECHANIC AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED OR MOTOR WILL NEED TO BE REPLACE… |
| 2016-11-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION, VEHICLE LOST POWER. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED VEHICLE OFF, AND VEHICLE W… |
| 2016-10-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING CHAIN EVIDENTLY BROKE WITH LITTLE WARNING AND CAR DIED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. BMW MINI HAS KNOWN OF THIS AND SETTLE… |
| 2016-08-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MINI COOPER S. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, A TECHNICIAN HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND STATED… |
| 2016-07-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATED THE AIR BAG WAS NOT ENGAGED. THE PASSENGER SEAT STARTED GETTING VERY HOT (TH… |
| 2016-05-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY DAUGHTER WAS IN TRAFFIC, DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME FROM AN OIL CHANGE, WHEN THE TIMING CHANGE BROKE CAUSING HER TO LO… |
| 2016-05-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND MY WIFE HEARD A NOISE- CHOSE TO IGNORE NOISE. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I DISCOVERED THE … |
| 2016-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE SEAT MAT FOR DETECTING PASSENGERS PRESENTS, INTERMITTENTLY FAILS CAUSING THE AIR BAG TO BE DEACTIVATED W… |
| 2015-12-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | PURCHASED CAR W/50,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE ALREADY HAD WATER PUMP REPLACED AND NOW WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GOING A… |
| 2015-11-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MINI COOPER S. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THE TEMPERATU… |
| 2015-11-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER CAME LOOSE CAUSING AN OIL LEAK AND THE TIMING CHAIN TO SLIP/SKIP WHICH IN TURN CAUSED DAMAGE… |
| 2015-10-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING ON FREEWAY WHEN TIMING CHAIN BREAKS AND CAUSES THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF DAMAGE TO ENGINE. COMPRESSION TO ENGINE … |
| 2015-10-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING CHAIN MECHANISM FAILURE AT 70,000 MILES. KNOWN ISSUE AMONG AT LEAST 500,000 MINI COOPER GENERATION 2 MODELS |
| 2015-10-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | PURCHASED CAR APRIL 2014 W 46,000 MILES. WARRANTY HISTORY SHOWED VALVE GASKET REPLACED. AT 64000 MILES DEALER SAYS IT… |
| 2015-08-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE MINI COOPER ON HWY 101W WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY AND WITH OUT WARNING LOST ALL POWER. SHE WAS … |
| 2015-08-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR SHUT DOWN WHEN I WAS DRIVING OUT OF A HIGHWAY ON A RAMP. IT STOPPED ON THE RAMP. I NOTICED THIS BECAUSE WHEN I S… |
| 2015-01-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AROUND 7:30PM ON WAY HOME FROM WORK ENGINE STARTED TICKING AND NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY. CALL MY MECHANIC, WHO IS CERTIF… |
| 2014-12-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 MINI COOPER S 50-55 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE COME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FROM THEN ON… |
| 2014-09-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE TIMING CHAIN BELT BROKE SUDDENLY AND FLEW UP INTO MY ENGINE, DESTROYING THE ENGINE COMPLETELY. I GOT A NEW ENGINE, … |
| 2014-09-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING CHAIN RATTLE. *TR |
| 2014-06-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING ON THE 6-LANE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. JUST A SUDDEN COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER, ALL… |
| 2013-12-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AT ABOUT 42000 MILES, I STARTED TO NOTICE A RATTLE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHEN THE ENGINE WAS FIRST STARTED. THE RATTLE… |
| 2013-12-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WE WERE DRIVING THE CAR AT 20 MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DID NO… |
| 2013-10-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TOOK MY 2010 MINI COOPER S TO A MINI DEALERSHIP IN ANN ARBOR MI, WHERE THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 8 DAYS AND FINALLY CAME BAC… |
| 2013-09-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE TIMING CHAIN RATTLE. *TR |
| 2013-09-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE TIMING CHAIN RATTLE. *TR |
| 2013-09-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE EXPERIENCE RAPID OIL LOSS WHICH COATED UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE INCLUDING TIRES. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE V… |
| 2012-11-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CAR HAS A RECALL FOR WATER PUMP, NEVER DONE UNTIL THE CAR ENGINE STOP. NOW THE ENGINE IS TOTALLY LOST. I THINK THE … |
| 2012-07-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | OIL LEVEL IS DECREASING RAPIDLY AFTER EACH OIL CHANGE. DEALER STATES IT IS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR TO BURN ONE QUART OF OI… |
| 2012-07-03 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 2 | ON JULY 3, 2012, I WAS BURNED ON MY CALF BY THE EXHAUST PIPE LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE BACK OF THE MINI COOPER S. I HAVE A… |