MINI steering problems
Across all MINI models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,679 complaints involve steering. The Cooper accounts for the largest share (50%). The single worst model year is the 2005 Cooper with 280 steering complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,679 about steering, all MINI models
- Most affected
- Cooper 50% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 1,549 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 38 and 85
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which MINI models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cooper | 835 | 50% |
| Cooper S | 682 | 41% |
| Cooper Convertible | 92 | 6% |
| Cooper S Convertible | 46 | 3% |
| Countryman | 9 | 1% |
| Cooper Clubman | 5 | 0% |
| Cooper Countryman | 5 | 0% |
| Clubman | 1 | 0% |
| Cooper S Clubman | 1 | 0% |
| Cooper S Countryman | 1 | 0% |
Worst model years for steering
- 2005 MINI Cooper280 complaints
- 2004 MINI Cooper247 complaints
- 2004 MINI Cooper S215 complaints
- 2005 MINI Cooper S215 complaints
- 2003 MINI Cooper162 complaints
Steering complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 121 |
| 2003 | 295 |
| 2004 | 462 |
| 2005 | 613 |
| 2006 | 116 |
| 2007 | 13 |
| 2008 | 9 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 9 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Among the 1,549 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 75,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.