NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 MINI Cooper Recalls
The 2002 MINI Cooper has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 15, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 MINI Cooper. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 187
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
8 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 MINI Cooper, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2002 MINI Cooper
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 15V660000
- Reported
- October 15, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 86,018
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2005 Cooper, 1 other model
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 05V470000
- Reported
- October 12, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 960
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- only the 2002 MINI Cooper
Power train: manual transmission: floor shift assembly
- Campaign
- 02V201000
- Reported
- July 25, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,531
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2002 MINI Cooper
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E050000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2005 Cooper, 12 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2005 Cooper, 46 other models
2002 MINI Cooper complaints by year
NHTSA has received 187 owner complaints about the 2002 MINI Cooper, the newest on February 26, 2025. Of these, 4 describe a crash (2%) and 8 a fire; owners reported 8 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 MINI Cooper, the component group named most often is the steering (33%), followed by the power train (23%) and the visibility (16%).
1 of the 2002 MINI Cooper's 5 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2002 MINI Cooper owners gave the mileage (157 complaints), the median was 58,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering61
- Power Train43
- Visibility29
- Air Bags26
- Electrical System13
- Engine And Engine Cooling11
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 38 | |
| 2004 | 11 | |
| 2005 | 11 | |
| 2006 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 16 | |
| 2008 | 18 | |
| 2009 | 10 | |
| 2010 | 9 | |
| 2011 | 15 | |
| 2012 | 19 | |
| 2013 | 10 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2002 MINI Cooper peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 38. 33% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2002 vehicles, the 2002 MINI Cooper drew 2.2× the complaints of the median MINI Cooper year in the same window: 1st highest of the 11 ranked years.
That makes 2002 one of the MINI Cooper years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
The 187 complaints about the 2002 MINI Cooper are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
MINI Cooper by model year
Newest record on this page: February 26, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted