NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 MINI Cooper Recalls
The 2004 MINI Cooper has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 15, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 MINI Cooper. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 282
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
9 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 MINI Cooper, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2004 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 2002–2003, 2005 Cooper, 1 other model
Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems
- Campaign
- 04V348000
- Reported
- July 12, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,193
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E050000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003, 2005 Cooper, 12 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003, 2005 Cooper, 46 other models
2004 MINI Cooper complaints by year
NHTSA has received 282 owner complaints about the 2004 MINI Cooper, the newest on May 14, 2025. Of these, 5 describe a crash (2%) and 9 a fire; owners reported 1 injury and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2004 MINI Cooper, the component group named most often is the steering (84%), followed by the power train (9%) and the electrical system (5%).
1 of the 2004 MINI Cooper's 4 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2004 MINI Cooper owners gave the mileage (254 complaints), the median was 73,682 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering238
- Power Train26
- Electrical System15
- Visibility7
- Engine And Engine Cooling6
- Engine4
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 15 | |
| 2009 | 9 | |
| 2010 | 57 | |
| 2011 | 66 | |
| 2012 | 65 | |
| 2013 | 31 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 9 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 MINI Cooper peaked in 2011, when NHTSA received 66. 3% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
The 282 complaints about the 2004 MINI Cooper are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
MINI Cooper by model year
Other 2004 MINI models
Newest record on this page: May 14, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted