NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 MINI Cooper Recalls
The 2010 MINI Cooper has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 11, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 MINI Cooper. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 92
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 MINI Cooper, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2010 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 Cooper, 2 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 09V474000
- Reported
- December 15, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 205
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2010 MINI Cooper complaints by year
NHTSA has received 92 owner complaints about the 2010 MINI Cooper, the newest on January 27, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (3%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries.
In complaints about the 2010 MINI Cooper, the component group named most often is the engine (35%), followed by the electrical system (32%) and the air bags (23%).
1 of the 2010 MINI Cooper's 2 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2010 MINI Cooper owners gave the mileage (50 complaints), the median was 51,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine32
- Electrical System29
- Air Bags21
- Exterior Lighting11
- Engine And Engine Cooling8
- Unknown Or Other8
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 9 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 13 | |
| 2025 | 6 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2010 MINI Cooper peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 13. 17% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 MINI Cooper drew 0.8× the complaints of the median MINI Cooper year in the same window: 8th highest of the 11 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 92 complaints about the 2010 MINI Cooper are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
MINI Cooper by model year
Other 2010 MINI models
Newest record on this page: January 27, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted