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Best and worst years for the MINI Cooper S

Of the 12 model years of the MINI Cooper S with enough data to compare, the 2007 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (189), and the 2012 has the fewest (7).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, MINI Cooper S 0 100 200 2002: 19 '02 2003: 106 2004: 49 '04 2005: 138 138 '05 2006: 93 '06 2007: 189 189 '07 2008: 114 '08 2009: 81 2010: 39 '10 2011: 18 2012: 7 7 '12 2013: 13 13 '13 2014: 14 '14 2015: 11 2016: 7 '16 2017: 3 2019: 3 '19 2020: 8 2022: 1 '22 2024: 2 2025: 7 '25
  • Most complaints
  • Fewest complaints
  • In between
Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
View the numbers
Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
200219
2003106
200449
2005138
200693
2007189
2008114
200981
201039
201118
20127
201313
201414
201511
20167
20173
20193
20208
20221
20242
20257

What stands out

The 2007 stands out, with about 2.9 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2003, 2005, 2008.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2007 and 2005. Or the years with the fewest: 2012 and 2013.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
202577
202422
202211
202088
201937
201739
2016712
20151120
20141417
20131332
2012730
20111846
20103978
200981151
2008114197
2007189300
200693243
2005138383
200449279
2003106258
200219105