2009 MINI Cooper Clubman problems
NHTSA has received 56 complaints about the 2009 MINI Cooper Clubman, and 25% of them involve engine. After that come air bags (18%) and electrical system (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 56 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 69,000 miles 44 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 12 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 16 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 44 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 69,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 74,000 miles (12 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a fire; 1 injury reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 86% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2009 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the MINI Cooper Clubman with enough data (25 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns 2009 mini cooper clubman. The contact stated while closing the rear hatch door the driver sustained burns on her legs caused by the exhaust pipe. The contact mentioned that the exhaust pipe extends out from the vehicle which he believed was a design flaw. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 36,130.
The contact owned a 2009 Min Cooper Clubman. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V337000 (Electrical System) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, turned on, and unoccupied, there was black smoke coming from the interior of the vehicle.
On my 2009 mini cooper clubman with automatic transmission, the power steering failed. Our teenager was priacticing parallel parking for about 15 minutes on a hot day. After it failed, we turned off the car. Two hours later when we restarted the car it was functioning again. The dealer, says they cannot do anything unless they can reproduce the problem, which they have not. T
My son has a 2009 mini cooper clubman and the airbag light stays on there is a recall on the 2008 mini coopers but not the 2009 the code for the air bag light is the same as the 2008 code I am wondering why the 2009 mini is not recalled also
I was driving on a city highway when the smoke started pouring from under the hood and the car stalled without any warning, or signal lights appearing on the control. I was able to pull the car off to the side of the road before the engine stopped running. I stood back, water for the smoke to clear, and tried to restart but the engine was dead. I called my towing service and had it delivered to my service garage, mini of main line, 130 montgomery avenue, bala cynwyd, pa.