2002 MINI Cooper S air bags problems
15 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2002 MINI Cooper S, which is 14% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 15 14% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 86,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 12 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 86,000 miles, and 17% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Driver side and head airbag deployed when a "bump" (pavement at different heights during repaving) in the road was hit by the vehicle.
2002 mini cooper s model. Airbag light stays on. Has been repaired many times and still stays on, deactivating safety features of the restraint system. This appears to be a very common problem with the mini. BMW needs to issue a recall I feel for our safety...
Other problems reported for the 2002 MINI Cooper S
- Steering 58 complaints