NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 MINI Cooper S Recalls
The 2009 MINI Cooper S has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 11, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 MINI Cooper S. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 119
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 MINI Cooper S, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2009 MINI Cooper S
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 23V337000
- Reported
- May 11, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 97,933
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2008, 2010 Cooper S, 2 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger
- Campaign
- 18V248000
- Reported
- April 18, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 47,806
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2008, 2010 Cooper S, 14 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger
- Campaign
- 12V008000
- Reported
- January 11, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 90,368
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2008, 2010 Cooper S, 4 other models
2009 MINI Cooper S complaints by year
NHTSA has received 119 owner complaints about the 2009 MINI Cooper S, the newest on June 17, 2024. Of these, 2 describe a crash (2%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2009 MINI Cooper S, the component group named most often is the engine (55%), followed by the air bags (14%) and the power train (13%).
None of the 2009 MINI Cooper S's 3 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2009 MINI Cooper S owners gave the mileage (107 complaints), the median was 52,124 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine65
- Air Bags17
- Power Train16
- Engine And Engine Cooling15
- Electrical System13
- Seat Belts4
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 28 | |
| 2014 | 10 | |
| 2015 | 21 | |
| 2016 | 12 | |
| 2017 | 9 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2009 MINI Cooper S peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 28. 15% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2009 vehicles, the 2009 MINI Cooper S drew 0.8× the complaints of the median MINI Cooper S year in the same window: 5th highest of the 7 ranked years.
That makes 2009 one of the three best-measured MINI Cooper S years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 119 complaints about the 2009 MINI Cooper S are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
MINI Cooper S by model year
Other 2009 MINI models
Newest record on this page: June 17, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted