MINI engine problems
Across all MINI models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,152 complaints involve engine. The Cooper S accounts for the largest share (45%). The single worst model year is the 2007 Cooper S with 174 engine complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,152 about engine, all MINI models
- Most affected
- Cooper S 45% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 54,000 miles 942 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 14 and 122
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which MINI models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cooper S | 521 | 45% |
| Cooper | 352 | 31% |
| Cooper S Clubman | 48 | 4% |
| Cooper Countryman | 39 | 3% |
| Cooper Clubman | 36 | 3% |
| Cooper Clubman S | 26 | 2% |
| Countryman | 24 | 2% |
| Cooper S Convertible | 23 | 2% |
| Cooper S Countryman | 19 | 2% |
| Cooper Convertible | 14 | 1% |
Worst model years for engine
- 2007 MINI Cooper S174 complaints
- 2008 MINI Cooper S121 complaints
- 2009 MINI Cooper S79 complaints
- 2008 MINI Cooper57 complaints
- 2009 MINI Cooper50 complaints
Engine complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 15 |
| 2003 | 42 |
| 2004 | 14 |
| 2005 | 34 |
| 2006 | 48 |
| 2007 | 228 |
| 2008 | 222 |
| 2009 | 203 |
| 2010 | 102 |
| 2011 | 56 |
| 2012 | 72 |
| 2013 | 17 |
| 2014 | 19 |
| 2015 | 23 |
| 2016 | 24 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 |
Among the 942 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 54,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.