MINI electrical system problems
Across all MINI models in NHTSA's complaint database, 690 complaints involve electrical system. The Cooper accounts for the largest share (45%). The single worst model year is the 2011 Cooper with 37 electrical system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 690 about electrical system, all MINI models
- Most affected
- Cooper 45% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 411 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 14 and 113
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which MINI models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cooper | 313 | 45% |
| Cooper S | 175 | 25% |
| Cooper Clubman | 45 | 7% |
| Cooper Countryman | 33 | 5% |
| Countryman | 29 | 4% |
| Clubman | 22 | 3% |
| Cooper S Clubman | 22 | 3% |
| Cooper Convertible | 18 | 3% |
| Cooper S Convertible | 10 | 1% |
| Cooper S Countryman | 8 | 1% |
Worst model years for electrical system
- 2011 MINI Cooper37 complaints
- 2005 MINI Cooper30 complaints
- 2010 MINI Cooper29 complaints
- 2012 MINI Cooper28 complaints
- 2007 MINI Cooper27 complaints
Electrical system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 23 |
| 2003 | 40 |
| 2004 | 34 |
| 2005 | 62 |
| 2006 | 40 |
| 2007 | 41 |
| 2008 | 27 |
| 2009 | 58 |
| 2010 | 56 |
| 2011 | 92 |
| 2012 | 71 |
| 2013 | 47 |
| 2014 | 20 |
| 2015 | 15 |
| 2016 | 19 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2026 | 3 |
Among the 411 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.