2013 MINI Cooper Countryman problems
Owners have filed 38 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 MINI Cooper Countryman. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 21% of complaints. Next are air bags (13%) and seat belts (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 38 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 31,000 miles 24 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 | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 9 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 24 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 31,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a fire.
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.
Our 2013 minicooper countryman s all 4 with 30,400 miles on, was caught on fire on noverber-11-2017 in dedham ma. The car was parked in a garage while the engine was turned off. Car did not indicate any warnings and we didn't observe anything out of ordinary. Fire was put in check by sprinklers in the garage and dedham city fire department had to put the garage on lock down until they turn off the fire and the garage was safe to enter.
Tl* the contact owned a 2013 mini cooper countryman. The contact stated that several minutes after the vehicle was parked, the vehicle caught on fire. The contact stated that the fire started at the front of the vehicle. The fire department was contacted and was able to extinguish the fire but not before the vehicle was destroyed. A fire report was filed, incident number: 2019-006185. The vehicle was towed to the insurance company's lot. The approximate failure mileage was 67000. The vehicle was destroyed.
Mini national and the dealership says that a lug wrench is not included in cars mounted with run-flat tires. That puts the owner at the mercy of mini's road-side assistance, which depends on cellular service. If the owner can't connect with roadside assistance, there is no way to remove tires to take for repair or replacement. This is a potential safety issue.
Engine lost all power while on the highway. Was in the middle lane of 3 and all engine power was lost while going 60MPH. I was able to maneuver over to the shoulder through traffic without incident but was pretty scary. Engine warning signs were flashing and was told to shut off engine immediately or else possible engine damage would occur.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 mini cooper countryman. After parking and turning the vehicle off, the front driver and passenger doors would not unlock and the doors could not be opened. After making several attempts to unlock the doors, the contact had to climb to the rear seats to exit through the rear door. The contact replaced a fuse that enabled the front passenger side door to unlock, but the front driver side door remained locked. The failure was not diagnosed or repaired.