MINI lighting problems
Across all MINI models in NHTSA's complaint database, 128 complaints involve lighting. The Cooper accounts for the largest share (48%). The single worst model year is the 2010 Cooper with 12 lighting complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 128 about lighting, all MINI models
- Most affected
- Cooper 48% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 55,000 miles 62 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 4
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which MINI models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cooper | 61 | 48% |
| Clubman | 15 | 12% |
| Cooper S | 15 | 12% |
| Countryman | 8 | 6% |
| Cooper Clubman | 7 | 6% |
| Cooper Convertible | 6 | 5% |
| Cooper Countryman | 6 | 5% |
| Cooper S Countryman | 4 | 3% |
| JCW | 2 | 2% |
| Cooper Coupe | 1 | 1% |
Worst model years for lighting
- 2010 MINI Cooper12 complaints
- 2011 MINI Cooper11 complaints
- 2016 MINI Cooper8 complaints
- 2017 MINI Cooper6 complaints
- 2017 MINI Clubman5 complaints
Lighting complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 7 |
| 2010 | 15 |
| 2011 | 21 |
| 2012 | 11 |
| 2013 | 10 |
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2016 | 18 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 |
Among the 62 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 55,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.