NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 MINI Cooper S Recalls
The 2017 MINI Cooper S has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 31, 2017.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 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
- 6
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2017 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 2017 MINI Cooper S
Exterior lighting: brake lights
- Campaign
- 17V222000
- Reported
- March 31, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 16,883
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Air bags
- Campaign
- 16V914000
- Reported
- December 20, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,506
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 7 other models
Seat belts: front: retractor
- Campaign
- 16V747000
- Reported
- October 17, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 15,455
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 209, seat belt assemblies
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
2017 MINI Cooper S complaints by year
NHTSA has received 6 owner complaints about the 2017 MINI Cooper S, the newest on September 23, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (17%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2017 MINI Cooper S, the component group named most often is the engine (33%), followed by the service brakes (33%) and the air bags (17%).
1 of the 2017 MINI Cooper S's 3 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine2
- Service Brakes2
- Air Bags1
- Electrical System1
- Forward Collision Avoidance1
- Unknown Or Other1
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2017 MINI Cooper S peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 2. 33% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
The 6 complaints about the 2017 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 2017 MINI models
Newest record on this page: September 23, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted