2017 MINI Cooper problems
NHTSA has received 42 complaints about the 2017 MINI Cooper, and 14% of them involve drivetrain & axles. Next are engine (14%) and lighting (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 42 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 14% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 5,000 miles 19 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 | 14 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 19 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 5,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 7 complaints mention a crash; 2 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2017 ranks 14th most-complained-about out of 16 model years of the MINI Cooper with enough data (26 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
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.
Tl* the contact owned a 2017 mini cooper. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, when another vehicle failed to stop at a stop sign and impacted the front passenger side of her vehicle. The contact stated she was collided into a fire hydrant. The air bag did not deploy. The contact stated the passenger from the other vehicle sought medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was towed to impound lot. A dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed as of yet.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 mini cooper. The contact called on behalf of his wife and stated that while driving at 20 MPH, the contact crashed into another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy but the contact mentioned that the other vehicles air bags deployed. A police report was filed. The contact sustained back and neck aches that needed medical attention. The vehicle was towed to a salvaged yard waiting to be diagnosed by the insurance company.
I own a 2017 mini cooper clubman that was recalled for an unsafe brake light condition. There were 4 functional brake lights on the rear bumper. After my car was "fixed", I only have 2 functional brake lights on the rear bumper. I fail to understand how this approved "fix" made my car safer. Three weeks after the "fix" was completed, I was rear ended while turning onto my street. I feel that the NHTSA approved a "fix" for a condition that made my car less safe.
While my wife was driving the 8-day-old countryman s on a parkway at highway speed, a pebble was apparently kicked back from a vehicle ahead, causing a piercing of the radiator and a virtual immediate inability to drive. This created a significant safety hazard. The issue is not the pebble itself, but rather the fact that, as we learned from the mechanic, there is no protective cover or screen over the front of the radiator to prevent such an event from causing severe damage to the radiator.
Driver's side seat belt locking mechanism jams, preventing the driver from fastening the seat belt and operating the vehicle in a safe manner.