2006 MINI Cooper S: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2006 MINI Cooper S. The campaign is 15V205000. NHTSA received the report on 6 Apr 2015. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Frontal. NHTSA has 186 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 15V205000, in the NHTSA record
MINI will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger seat occupant detection mat, free of charge. The recall began on October 12, 2015. Owners may contact MINI customer service at 1-866-825-1525.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 91,800 units in total.
15V205000Received . 91,800 units.
Air Bags / Frontal
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2005-2006 MINI Cooper and Cooper S vehicles manufactured January 5, 2005, to November 28, 2006, and 2005-2008 MINI Cooper Convertible and Cooper S Convertible vehicles manufactured January 5, 2005, to July 31, 2008. Due to manufacturing, installation, and exposure issues, the front passenger seat occupant detection mat may not function properly and, as a result, the front passenger air bag may not deploy in a crash.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An improperly functioning mat may cause the passenger frontal air bag to be inactive when the seat is occupied, and in the event of a crash, the air bag will not deploy, increasing the passenger's risk of injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
MINI will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger seat occupant detection mat, free of charge. The recall began on October 12, 2015. Owners may contact MINI customer service at 1-866-825-1525.
Report filed by BMW of North America, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
186 complaints, 243 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2006 MINI Cooper S
- All 2006 vehicles
| Component | 2006 Cooper S | All 2006 vehicles | Cooper S, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 292.2 | 108.1 | 128.7 | 71 |
| Steering | 197.5 | 95.2 | 312.4 | 48 |
| Electrical System | 94.7 | 109.3 | 79.7 | 23 |
| Power Train | 90.5 | 94 | 52.2 | 22 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 61.7 | 48.3 | 86.6 | 15 |
| Seats | 61.7 | 13.6 | 18.3 | 15 |
| Visibility | 45.3 | 28.9 | 30.7 | 11 |
| Unknown or Other | 37 | 29.2 | 23.8 | 9 |
| Engine | 28.8 | 60.7 | 155.3 | 7 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 16.5 | 37.6 | 16.5 | 4 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 20.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 4
- Complaints that report a fire
- 9
- Injuries in the complaints
- 7
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 12 Apr 2022
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2006 MINI Cooper SThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2006 MINI Cooper S: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mini/cooper-s/2006/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- BMW of North America, LLC
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2006 MINI Cooper S?
- 91,800 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the MINI Cooper S have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 23 recall campaigns for the MINI Cooper S, model years 2002 to 2025. 1 of them names the 2006 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2006 MINI Cooper S name most often?
- Air Bags: 71 of 243 component mentions, or 292.2 per 1,000. For all 2006 vehicles the figure is 108.1 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2006 MINI Cooper S open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.