NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 MINI Cooper S Recalls
The 2010 MINI Cooper S has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 11, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 MINI Cooper S. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 59
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 MINI Cooper S, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2010 MINI Cooper S
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 23V337000
- Reported
- May 11, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 97,933
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2009 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 2008–2009 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 2008–2009 Cooper S, 4 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 S complaints by year
NHTSA has received 59 owner complaints about the 2010 MINI Cooper S, the newest on March 20, 2025. Of these, 1 describe a crash (2%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2010 MINI Cooper S, the component group named most often is the engine (63%), followed by the air bags (10%) and the engine and engine cooling (10%).
2 of the 2010 MINI Cooper S's 4 recalls also concern the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2010 MINI Cooper S owners gave the mileage (49 complaints), the median was 64,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine37
- Air Bags6
- Engine And Engine Cooling6
- Fuel/Propulsion System6
- Power Train5
- Electrical System4
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 11 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2010 MINI Cooper S peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 11. 25% 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 S drew 0.5× the complaints of the median MINI Cooper S year in the same window: 6th highest of the 7 ranked years.
That makes 2010 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 59 complaints about the 2010 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 2010 MINI models
Newest record on this page: March 20, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted