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2003 MINI Cooper S wipers, windshield & visibility problems

33 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2003 MINI Cooper S, which is 13% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
33 13% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
8,000 miles 19 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2003 MINI Cooper S Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 8,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 14 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 8,000 miles
Based on 19 complaints that include mileage. 84% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles14
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 19 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 8,000 miles, and 84% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the wipers, windshield & visibility complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Cracked windhsield on mini cooper s. One of probably thousands suffered by min owners owing to the glass being too thin and the windshield too upright. This ia a design and safety issue. My windshield cracked monday april 14. A small stone may have hit it, but the crack did no begin until the next morning. Random cracks due to stones and rocks are to be expected from time to time. But the occurrence of cracks on the miji cooper s is epidemic and widely known.

Reported at 4,500 miles, April 2003

Windshield replacements due to premature pitting, chipping, and cracking. Many other mini cooper owners have experienced this same problem.

Reported at 29,000 miles, March 2004

Other problems reported for the 2003 MINI Cooper S

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