MINI
MINI has 17 model lines on NHTSA's register (model years 2001–2026), with 45 recall campaigns and 4,014 consumer complaints.
Campaigns were most numerous in 2015 (7). The component complaints name most often is steering (322.2 per 1,000 component mentions). The Cooper line has the most complaints, 1,808 over 23 model years.
A further 3 equipment, tire or child-seat campaigns name MINI and are listed on monthly pages. Comparisons here are between MINI model lines; complaint counts across makes depend on fleet size and reporting rates and are not compared.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model lines
Ordered by total complaints. "Per model year" divides complaints by the number of model years on the register, a comparison within MINI only.
| Model line | Model years | Campaigns | Complaints | Per model year | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper | 23 | 27 | 1,808 | 78.6 | Steering |
| Cooper S | 20 | 23 | 1,634 | 81.7 | Steering |
| Cooper Convertible | 8 | 7 | 148 | 18.5 | Steering |
| Cooper S Convertible | 8 | 4 | 130 | 16.3 | Air Bags |
| Cooper Clubman | 7 | 2 | 72 | 10.3 | Engine |
| Cooper Countryman | 3 | 0 | 67 | 22.3 | Engine |
| Cooper S Clubman | 7 | 5 | 66 | 9.4 | Engine |
| Cooper Clubman S | 1 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 | Engine |
| Cooper S Countryman | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | Engine |
| JCW | 12 | 6 | 13 | 1.1 | Engine |
| Countryman | 8 | 7 | 11 | 1.4 | Unknown or Other |
| Clubman | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.8 | Service Brakes |
| JCW Clubman | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1.0 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
| Cooper SE | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Countryman S ALL4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| JCW Convertible | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| John Cooper Works | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
Campaigns by year
Complaints by year
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all MINI complaints.
Questions and answers
How many recalls has MINI had?
45 NHTSA recall campaigns name MINI vehicles (model years 2001–2026). Units potentially affected across those campaigns total about 881,856, a figure that includes other makes where a campaign is shared (Takata air bag inflators, for example). Campaigns naming several model lines count once.
Which MINI model line has the most complaints?
Cooper: 1,808 complaints over 23 model years (78.6 per model year). Larger-selling lines draw more complaints; the per-model-year column controls for the number of years, not for sales.
What components are reported most for MINI?
steering (322.2 per 1,000 mentions), air bags (144.6 per 1,000 mentions), engine (127.7 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints).
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Make names are as NHTSA records them. Comparisons are within this make; see the methodology for why makes are not ranked against each other.