NHTSA Safety Recalls
MINI Recalls
MINI has 112 model-year recall listings with NHTSA across 12 models and 2002–2025 model years. The model with the most is the Cooper, with 36.
Owners have filed 2,806 complaints with NHTSA about the MINI model years listed here; the most, 372, concern the 2005 Cooper.
2 MINI models have enough complaint data for a years-to-avoid ranking; 1 of them has at least one year that stands out.
Complaints about MINI vehicles most often name the steering (at least 1,015), then the air bags (466).
The MINI model with the most owner complaints is the Cooper: 1,940 across 13 model years listed here.
The newest MINI recall here, 26V422000, was reported on July 1, 2026 and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: electric: control module.
MINI recalls most often concern the engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger (21 model-year listings), then the electrical system (11).
- Models
- 12
- Recall listings
- 112
- Model years
- 2002–2025
- Pages on file
- 52
campaign × model year
year + model
MINI models, most recalls first
| Model | Recalls | Years covered |
|---|---|---|
| MINI Cooper | 36 | 2002–2020(13) |
| MINI Cooper S | 26 | 2004–2025(9) |
| MINI Countryman | 12 | 2017–2025(6) |
| MINI Clubman | 7 | 2016–2019(4) |
| MINI Cooper Clubman | 5 | 2011–2014(4) |
| MINI Cooper S Clubman | 5 | 2011–2020(3) |
| MINI Cooper S Convertible | 4 | 2006–2012(3) |
| MINI Cooper Se | 4 | 2022–2023(2) |
| MINI Countryman S All4 | 4 | 2025–2025(1) |
| MINI Cooper S Countryman | 3 | 2011–2012(2) |
| MINI Jcw Clubman | 3 | 2010–2012(3) |
| MINI Jcw Convertible | 3 | 2011–2012(2) |
What gets recalled most on MINI vehicles
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER21
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM11
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS8
- STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM5
- TRAILER HITCHES5
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS4
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY4
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE4
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP3
- SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR3
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL3
- AIR BAGS3
MINI years to avoid, by model
- MINI Cooper2002
- MINI Cooper Sno year stands out
Models sold in large numbers over many years collect more recalls and complaints than niche ones.
Newest record on this page: October 12, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted