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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2015 MINI Cooper Recalls

The 2015 MINI Cooper has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 9, 2015.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2015 MINI Cooper. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
6

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
56

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
3

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2015 MINI Cooper, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

6 recalls on the 2015 MINI Cooper

Seats

Campaign
15V739000
Reported
November 9, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 38
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 1 other model

15V739000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
15V628000
Reported
October 7, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 6,073
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
Same campaign
also 2 other models

15V628000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Structure: body

Campaign
15V450000
Reported
July 17, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 30,456
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 214, side impact protection
Same campaign
also 1 other model

15V450000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: other: labels

Campaign
15V034000
Reported
January 26, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 13,130
Federal standard
FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
Same campaign
only the 2015 MINI Cooper

15V034000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)

Campaign
14V789000
Reported
December 15, 2014
Vehicles affected
up to 1,928
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
Same campaign
also 1 other model

14V789000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seats

Campaign
14V721000
Reported
November 10, 2014
Vehicles affected
up to 846
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
only the 2015 MINI Cooper

14V721000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2015 MINI Cooper complaints by year

NHTSA has received 56 owner complaints about the 2015 MINI Cooper, the newest on August 13, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (5%); owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2015 MINI Cooper, the component group named most often is the engine (25%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (20%) and the electrical system (18%).

None of the 2015 MINI Cooper's 6 recalls concerns the engine.

Where 2015 MINI Cooper owners gave the mileage (26 complaints), the median was 22,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine14
  • Fuel/Propulsion System11
  • Electrical System10
  • Power Train10
  • Service Brakes8
  • Unknown Or Other4

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2015 MINI Cooper received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20156
20166
20174
20184
20195
20202
20216
20229
20237
20243
20252
20262

Complaints about the 2015 MINI Cooper peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 9. 36% arrived between 2014 and 2018, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2015 vehicles, the 2015 MINI Cooper drew 0.9× the complaints of the median MINI Cooper year in the same window: 7th highest of the 11 ranked years.

MINI Cooper years to avoid →

The 56 complaints about the 2015 MINI Cooper are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

MINI Cooper by model year

Other 2015 MINI models

Newest record on this page: August 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted