NHTSA Safety Recalls
MINI Cooper S Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 20 recall campaigns for the MINI Cooper S, across 9 model years from 2004 to 2025. The 2015 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2019 (1).
No MINI Cooper S model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2003, is at 1.6×.
- Model years
- 9
- Recall campaigns
- 20
- Most recalls
- 2015
- Owner complaints
- 1,783
2004–2025, with a recall
4 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 1,783 complaints with NHTSA about the MINI Cooper S across 21 model years; the most, 314, concern the 2005.
Owners marked a crash on 42 of the MINI Cooper S complaints (2%) and a fire on 101.
Across all MINI Cooper S model years, owners name the steering most often (at least 659 complaints), then the engine (324).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the MINI Cooper S in 2011: 285, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the MINI Cooper S is engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger, in 6 model-year listings.
The newest MINI Cooper S recall, 26V422000, was reported on July 1, 2026 and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: electric: control module.
NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2022 and 2024 MINI Cooper S, model years owners have filed complaints about.
MINI Cooper S years to avoid
The best-measured MINI Cooper S years are 2004 (0.4×), 2010 (0.5×) and 2009 (0.8×).
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | — | not ranked |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | — | not ranked |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2020 | 2 | 5 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2019 | 1 | 5 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2017 | 3 | 6 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2016 | 0 | 10 | 4 | not ranked |
| 2015 | 4 | 18 | 4 | not ranked |
| 2014 | 0 | 13 | 6 | not ranked |
| 2013 | 0 | 24 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2012 | 0 | 23 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2011 | 0 | 31 | 4 | not ranked |
| 2010 | 4 | 59 | 15 | 0.5× |
| 2009 | 3 | 119 | 18 | 0.8× |
| 2008 | 4 | 168 | 40 | 1.2× |
| 2007 | 0 | 249 | 57 | 1.4× |
| 2006 | 0 | 186 | 33 | 1.0× |
| 2005 | 0 | 314 | 9 | not ranked |
| 2004 | 2 | 247 | 16 | 0.4× |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.MINI Cooper S years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the MINI Cooper S
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER6
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM3
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE1
- ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)1
- ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC):CONTROL MODULE1
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE1
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS1
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS1
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)1
MINI Cooper S model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every MINI Cooper S recall campaign (20)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26V422000July 1, 2026 | service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: electric: control module | 2025 | crash | 428 |
| 24V697000September 18, 2024 | electronic stability control (esc): control module | 2025 | crash | 309 |
| 24V104000February 12, 2024 | electronic stability control (esc) | 2025 | crash | 266,716 |
| 23V337000May 11, 2023 | electrical system | 2008–2010 | fire | 97,933 |
| 20V283000May 20, 2020 | air bags: air bag/restraint control module | 2020 | crash and injury | 76 |
| 19V634000August 28, 2019 | structure | 2020 | crash and injury | 683 |
| 18V465000July 11, 2018 | engine and engine cooling: engine | 2019 | crash | 5,309 |
| 18V248000April 18, 2018 | engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger | 2008–2010 | fire | 47,806 |
| 17V222000March 31, 2017 | exterior lighting: brake lights | 2017 | crash | 16,883 |
| 16V914000December 20, 2016 | air bags | 2017 | injury | 3,506 |
| 16V747000October 17, 2016 | seat belts: front: retractor | 2017 | crash and injury | 15,455 |
| 15V739000November 9, 2015 | seats | 2015 | crash and injury | 38 |
| 15V660000October 15, 2015 | steering: electric power assist system | 2004 | crash | 86,018 |
| 15V628000October 7, 2015 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2015 | crash and injury | 6,073 |
| 15V450000July 17, 2015 | structure: body | 2015 | crash and injury | 30,456 |
| 14V789000December 15, 2014 | power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm) | 2015 | injury | 1,928 |
| 12V008000January 11, 2012 | engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger | 2008–2010 | fire | 90,368 |
| 09V474000December 15, 2009 | equipment: other: labels | 2010 | crash | 205 |
| 08V657000December 12, 2008 | engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe | 2008 | — | 28,450 |
| 04V348000July 12, 2004 | tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems | 2004 | crash | 1,193 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the MINI Cooper S. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted