NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 MINI Cooper Recalls
The 2006 MINI Cooper has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on April 6, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 MINI Cooper. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 200
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
8 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 MINI Cooper, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2006 MINI Cooper
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 15V205000
- Reported
- April 6, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 91,800
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005 Cooper, 1 other model
2006 MINI Cooper complaints by year
NHTSA has received 200 owner complaints about the 2006 MINI Cooper, the newest on February 5, 2025. Of these, 9 describe a crash (5%) and 8 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 MINI Cooper, the component group named most often is the air bags (56%), followed by the steering (27%) and the power train (10%).
The 2006 MINI Cooper's only recall also concerns the air bags.
Where 2006 MINI Cooper owners gave the mileage (166 complaints), the median was 69,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags111
- Steering53
- Power Train20
- Seats13
- Electrical System10
- Engine10
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 8 | |
| 2011 | 17 | |
| 2012 | 31 | |
| 2013 | 43 | |
| 2014 | 29 | |
| 2015 | 35 | |
| 2016 | 12 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2006 MINI Cooper peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 43. 1% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
The 200 complaints about the 2006 MINI Cooper are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
MINI Cooper by model year
Other 2006 MINI models
Newest record on this page: February 5, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted