2011 MINI Cooper S engine problems
17 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2011 MINI Cooper S, which is 37% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 17 37% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 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 60,000 miles, and 47% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 fires, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
My mini cooper was parked in my garage for over two weeks. On august 10, 2017 I moved it out of the garage to get to some things in my garage. When I backed it back in, I heard a pop and within minutes I saw smoke coming from the hood. When we were able to open the hood the engine was on fire. We had to call 911 and they told us we could not leave the car in the garage because of the fire incident.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 mini cooper s. While driving 70 MPH, there was an abnormal noise coming from the front passenger side of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that the timing chain fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 47,000. Updated 06/15/16
Other problems reported for the 2011 MINI Cooper S
- Electrical system 16 complaints