2001–2026 · 25 model years

MINI Cooper recalls & problems by year

53 recalls and 2,235 owner complaints on file with NHTSA. Pick a year for the full record.

Most complaints2005372 complaints

Most recalls20147 recalls

Crashes reported62in owner complaints

Injuries reported671 death

Owner complaints by model yearSelect a bar to open that year

Model year	NHTSA stars	EPA mpg	Recalls	Complaints	Crashes	Fires	Injuries	Deaths
2026 Cooper	—	30–32 mpg	1	2	0	0	0	0
2025 Cooper	—	32 mpg	3	1	0	0	0	0
2023 Cooper	—	25–32 mpg	0	7	1	1	0	0
2022 Cooper	—	26–32 mpg	0	6	1	0	1	0
2021 Cooper	—	27–31 mpg	2	7	1	1	2	0
2020 Cooper	—	27–31 mpg	2	7	3	0	2	0
2019 Cooper	—	25–32 mpg	2	12	0	0	0	0
2018 Cooper	—	24–32 mpg	0	8	3	0	3	0
2017 Cooper	—	25–32 mpg	3	28	5	0	2	0
2016 Cooper	4★	27–32 mpg	1	28	2	0	4	0
2015 Cooper	4★	27–32 mpg	6	56	3	0	1	0
2014 Cooper	4★	27–33 mpg	7	34	1	2	2	0
2013 Cooper	—	30–32 mpg	1	47	1	0	0	0
2012 Cooper	—	30–32 mpg	1	66	1	7	1	0
2011 Cooper	—	30–32 mpg	1	83	1	3	2	0
2010 Cooper	—	28–32 mpg	2	92	3	7	9	0
2009 Cooper	—	29–32 mpg	1	151	1	11	5	0
2008 Cooper	—	29–32 mpg	1	116	3	4	9	0
2007 Cooper	—	29–31 mpg	1	117	3	10	2	0
2006 Cooper	—	26–28 mpg	1	200	9	8	9	0
2005 Cooper	—	26–28 mpg	4	372	8	10	1	0
2004 Cooper	—	25–28 mpg	4	282	5	9	1	1
2003 Cooper	—	25–28 mpg	4	320	3	27	3	0
2002 Cooper	—	25 mpg	5	187	4	8	8	0
2001 Cooper	—	—	0	6	0	0	0	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

Steering835
Air bags444
Electrical system313
Power train284
Engine255
Engine and engine cooling103
Unknown or other82
Visibility72