MINI Cooper by model year

2,857 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the MINI Cooper across 26 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the MINI Cooper

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2002	220
2003	388
2004	330
2005	440
2006	247
2007	161
2008	156
2009	193
2010	142
2011	130
2012	98
2013	72
2014	45
2015	76
2016	43
2017	42
2018	10
2019	17
2020	11
2021	7
2022	7
2023	9
2024	1
2025	1
2026	4

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2027				31
2026	4		1	30 to 32
2025	1		3	32
2024	1			31 to 32
2023	9			31 to 32
2022	7			31 to 32
2021	7		2	30 to 31
2020	11		2	31
2019	17		2	30 to 32
2018	10			30 to 32
2017	42	Drivetrain & axles (14%)	3	30 to 32
2016	43	Engine (23%)	1	27 to 32
2015	76	Engine (20%)	6	27 to 32
2014	45	Engine (22%)	7	27 to 33
2013	72	Electrical system (26%)	1	30 to 32
2012	98	Electrical system (29%)	1	30 to 32
2011	130	Electrical system (29%)	1	31 to 32
2010	142	Engine (28%)	2	28 to 32
2009	193	Air bags (36%)	1	29 to 32
2008	156	Engine (37%)	1	29 to 32
2007	161	Air bags (30%)	1	29 to 31
2006	247	Air bags (46%)	1	26 to 28
2005	440	Steering (64%)	2	26 to 28
2004	330	Steering (75%)	2	25 to 28
2003	388	Steering (42%)	2	25 to 28
2002	220	Steering (29%)	3	25