NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 MINI Cooper S Countryman Recalls
The 2012 MINI Cooper S Countryman has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on April 18, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 MINI Cooper S Countryman. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 26
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
On a 2012 MINI Cooper S Countryman, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2012 MINI Cooper S Countryman
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 2011 Cooper S Countryman, 14 other models
2012 MINI Cooper S Countryman complaints by year
NHTSA has received 26 owner complaints about the 2012 MINI Cooper S Countryman, the newest on January 10, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a fire.
In complaints about the 2012 MINI Cooper S Countryman, the component group named most often is the engine (46%), followed by the air bags (12%) and the electrical system (12%).
The 2012 MINI Cooper S Countryman's only recall does not concern the engine.
Where 2012 MINI Cooper S Countryman owners gave the mileage (14 complaints), the median was 93,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine12
- Air Bags3
- Electrical System3
- Unknown Or Other3
- Power Train2
- Seats2
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2012 MINI Cooper S Countryman peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 6. 0% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
The 26 complaints about the 2012 MINI Cooper S Countryman are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
MINI Cooper S Countryman by model year
Other 2012 MINI models
Newest record on this page: January 10, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted