2007 MINI Cooper problems
NHTSA has received 161 complaints about the 2007 MINI Cooper, and 30% of them involve air bags. Next are engine (25%) and electrical system (17%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 161 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 30% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 16
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 116 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 20 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 26 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 22 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 26 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 11 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 116 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 70,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 60,000 miles (37 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 16 complaints mention a fire; 2 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2007 ranks 13th most-complained-about out of 16 model years of the MINI Cooper with enough data (27 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Passenger airbag light off comes on and off regularly, have repeatedly reported problem to dealer. Was in car accident, front on collision over 30 MPH, neither airbag deployed. New warning came on stating problems with airbag system, dealer said there was no problem. Warning lights keep coming on, have reported problem to dealer, waiting on replacement part.
Passenger airbag warning light is illuminated and cannot be fixed. Paasenger seat weight wiring harness is defective. The replacement parts cannot be purchased (6 month backlist). This is a very dangerous defect.
Car started of fire as I was driving on the interstate. Fire started in the engine compartment on the passenger side. The brakes failed as I was trying to stop the car. Had to pull the e-brake to stop and by this time the car was engulfed in flames. Passenger had to crawl out the drivers side because of the flames on that side. Luck to have gotten out as the car was completely destroyed in 10 mins
Passenger seat mat sensor on 2007 mini cooper faulted. There was a recall on BMW and mini coopers except for this base model. Dealer said it would be $1800. To fix I would think the parts for this car are the same. Should be recalled.