NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 MINI Cooper Recalls
The 2008 MINI Cooper has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on May 11, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 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
- 116
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 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 2008 MINI Cooper
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 23V337000
- Reported
- May 11, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 97,933
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2010 Cooper, 2 other models
2008 MINI Cooper complaints by year
NHTSA has received 116 owner complaints about the 2008 MINI Cooper, the newest on October 12, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (3%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 MINI Cooper, the component group named most often is the engine (38%), followed by the air bags (35%) and the engine and engine cooling (11%).
The 2008 MINI Cooper's only recall does not concern the engine.
Where 2008 MINI Cooper owners gave the mileage (86 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine44
- Air Bags41
- Engine And Engine Cooling13
- Power Train12
- Electrical System11
- Seats5
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 9 | |
| 2013 | 8 | |
| 2014 | 8 | |
| 2015 | 18 | |
| 2016 | 16 | |
| 2017 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 MINI Cooper peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 18. 17% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2008 vehicles, the 2008 MINI Cooper drew 1.0× the complaints of the median MINI Cooper year in the same window: 5th highest of the 11 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 116 complaints about the 2008 MINI Cooper are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
MINI Cooper by model year
Other 2008 MINI models
Newest record on this page: October 12, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted