MINI Cooper S recalls & problems by year

51 recalls and 1,781 owner complaints across 20 model years (2002–2025).

Most complaints2005314 complaints

Most recalls20154 recalls

Crashes reported42in owner complaints

Injuries reported502 deaths

Owner complaints by model year

Year	NHTSA stars	EPA mpg	Recalls	Complaints	Crashes	Fires	Injuries	Deaths
2025	—	30–32 mpg	3	4	0	0	0	0
2021	—	26–30 mpg	2	0	0	0	0	0
2020	—	26–30 mpg	2	5	1	0	1	0
2019	—	24–28 mpg	1	5	0	0	0	0
2017	—	24–28 mpg	3	6	1	0	1	0
2016	4★	25–28 mpg	3	10	1	2	0	0
2015	4★	26–29 mpg	4	18	0	2	0	0
2014	—	26–29 mpg	4	13	1	0	0	0
2013	—	26–29 mpg	1	24	1	0	3	0
2012	—	28–30 mpg	2	23	0	2	0	0
2011	—	28–30 mpg	3	31	0	5	2	0
2010	—	27–29 mpg	4	59	1	5	3	0
2009	—	26–29 mpg	3	119	2	4	1	0
2008	—	27–29 mpg	4	168	1	10	3	0
2007	—	26–28 mpg	4	249	2	14	10	0
2006	—	22–24 mpg	1	186	4	9	7	0
2005	—	24 mpg	2	314	6	17	3	1
2004	—	25 mpg	2	247	7	5	3	0
2003	—	25 mpg	2	217	11	21	11	1
2002	—	—	1	83	3	5	2	0

Crash, fire, injury and death figures are what owners reported in their complaints; NHTSA does not verify them. A year with more complaints is not necessarily worse: newer and best-selling years collect more reports.

Most-reported problem areas, all years

Steering — 682 complaints
Engine — 339 complaints
Air bags — 281 complaints
Engine and engine cooling — 188 complaints
Electrical system — 174 complaints
Power train — 115 complaints
Visibility — 66 complaints
Unknown or other — 52 complaints