MINI Cooper S by model year

2,185 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the MINI Cooper S across 26 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the MINI Cooper S

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2002	105
2003	258
2004	279
2005	383
2006	243
2007	300
2008	197
2009	151
2010	78
2011	46
2012	30
2013	32
2014	17
2015	20
2016	12
2017	9
2019	7
2020	8
2022	1
2024	2
2025	7

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2027				31
2026				32
2025	7		3	32
2024	2			27 to 31
2023				27 to 31
2022	1			27 to 31
2021			2	27 to 30
2020	8		2	30
2019	7		1	26 to 28
2018				26 to 28
2017	9		3	26 to 28
2016	12		3	26 to 28
2015	20		4	26 to 29
2014	17		4	26 to 29
2013	32	Electrical system (28%)	1	29
2012	30	Electrical system (43%)	2	28 to 30
2011	46	Engine (37%)	3	28 to 30
2010	78	Engine (55%)	4	27 to 29
2009	151	Engine (52%)	3	26 to 29
2008	197	Engine (61%)	4	27 to 29
2007	300	Engine (58%)	4	26 to 28
2006	243	Air bags (29%)	1	24
2005	383	Steering (56%)	2	24
2004	279	Steering (77%)	2	25
2003	258	Steering (52%)	2	25
2002	105	Steering (55%)	1