2005 MINI Cooper S engine problems
15 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2005 MINI Cooper S, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 15 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 15 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 75,000 miles, and 20% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 5 fires, 2 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
2005 mini cooper s was traveling 50MPH when it hit icy bridge spun around and rolled 3 times driver was wearing a seatbelt and passenger was not and got ejected and died.no airbags deployed. Hwy 299.
A "pop" was heard when I was driving my vehicle on I95. I was able to pull over to the side considering when the "pop" occurred, my mini lost power. As I was pulled over, the vehicle burst into flames.
Other problems reported for the 2005 MINI Cooper S
- Steering 215 complaints
- Air bags 78 complaints
- Electrical system 24 complaints